Installing Solar Panels On Metal Roof

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Installing solar panels on metal roof.

The concept of combining pv arrays with standing seam metal roofing is growing for good reasons. This post comes courtesy of trevor berrill. Here trevor describes how a good solar installer should install solar panels to a metal roof and how bad installers in a hurry can do the wrong thing and leave you with a. Installing solar panels on interlocking metal shingles requires a waterproof membrane which quickmount calls an underpan placed directly on the sublayer of the roof underneath all the shingles.

The solar mounting point is then bolted to the roof joist directly over the waterproof membrane and the solar flashing is laid over the mounting point and sealed to the underpan. Installing solar panels on a standing seam metal roof is quite easy compared to a shingle roof. Solar panels metal roofing standing seam solar roof attachment bracket s 5 clamp canadian solar panel supply company learn how to install solar pan. This is why it s very important to be working with a trusted solar energy installer who can confidently select the appropriate mounting bracket for your metal roof solar installation.

Metal roofs have a life expectancy of more than 40 years. On a shingle roof panels are typically mounted to rails that are then lag bolted through the roof where they must hit into the trusses in the attic. Trevor is principal of solaris sustainable homes and is a 30 year veteran of both renewable energy and energy efficiency.