Synthetic starter tile for an angled roof interface

An assembly for covering an angled roof interface, comprising:

• a synthetic starter tile comprising:
• a non-planar body defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the body comprises:
• an overlap edge perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
• an exposed edge opposite the overlap edge;
• an overlap portion extending from the overlap edge;
• and
• an exposed portion extending from the overlap portion to the exposed edge, wherein the exposed edge forms at least one acute compound angle, ACA, with respect to the longitudinal axis;
• and
• a synthetic cover tile having a non-planar body overlying at least a portion of the overlap portion of the starter tile.

A method of installing a synthetic roof tile assembly, the method comprising:

• installing a first generally planar synthetic roofing tile along an angled roof interface;
• installing a second generally planar synthetic roofing tile along the angled roof interface adjacent to the first synthetic roofing tile to form a synthetic roofing tile interface having a length, LI;
• installing a synthetic starter tile over the synthetic roofing tile interface by an interface overlap length, LIO, wherein LIO≧80% LI and wherein the synthetic starter tile includes a non-planar body defining a longitudinal axis and the body includes an overlap edge that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, an overlap portion extending from the overlap edge, an exposed portion extending from the overlap portion to an exposed edge, wherein the exposed edge forms at least one acute compound angle, ACA, with respect to the longitudinal axis;
• and
• installing at least one synthetic cover tile having a non-planar body over a portion of the overlap portion of the starter tile.