How To Mount Solar Panels To Metal Roof

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.

How to mount solar panels to metal roof.

Since this roofing is flat brackets are needed in order to raise the solar panels at a specific angle usually thirty degrees for maximum power. The shingles must be removed to attach the mounting hardware to the roof then the layers of shingles and flashing are installed with holes to allow the attachment point to stick out. The mounts for this type of metal panel must be bolted however. In the photo above a ladder was used to slide the pv panels to the roof.

To install solar on batten mounted metal shingles you need to sandwich the solar flashing between two layers of metal shingles. The type of metal roof will affect the type of solar mounting system needed for a successful install. Snapnrack s corrugated straddle block attaches to the roof at the peak of the corrugation. However this can be more costly compared to tiled or composite roofing.

A ribbed panel metal roof has raised trapezoidal ribs that can serve as attachment points for a solar mount. Photovoltaic pv panels produce all of the electricity for this straw bale hybrid home from sunlight. This means drilling through the r panel and using an adhesive or sealant to ensure that the penetration remains watertight. Even so it is still okay to install a solar in this type of roof.

This post comes courtesy of trevor berrill. This article will show how to attach commercially available solar panel mounting brackets to a corrugated metal roof that lacked flat surfaces. Each mounting manufacturer has a different design and way to attach to sinusoidal corrugated roofs.