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    Fixing panels to a barn with a concrete fibre roof.

    Hi Guy’s We have a contract to fix 50kW of panels to a barn roof. Having problems finding a suitable fixing/ racking systems to use without having to build lots of support under the roof. Eaves to ridge is approximately 14meters with 9 Z shaped steel purlins spaced equidistant between eaves...
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    slate roof installation - Ubiflex

    We are doing a quote for a slate roof and know from previous threads that there is the difference of opinion about drilling vs removal of the slate tile in order to secure the roof fixings. We have had some training with a well known company and they advocate removal of the tile but instead of...
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    Help understanding inverters and which one is the right one for my roof?

    Hi, I've been getting various quotes for a solar PV system - my roof is not a big flat south facing job, it has a few different sections. To fit solar to my roof you can get perhaps 6 panels on the main roof section - pretty much facing south with no shading issues, and you could get maybe 4...
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    In - Roof Mounting System

    Hi, I am looking for an in-roof mounting system. I have used Ubbink before and it looks like Renusol is similar. They both are looking at a 3 week delivery at the moment. Does anyone know of any other in-roof mounting systems? Does anyone know of suppliers of in-roof mounting systems? Thanks
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    Any Solar PV roof installer subcontractor work

    I am trying to find anyone who is after subcontrators to install solar PV around the midlands.
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    Ballast requirement for Flat Roof PV ?? ( Help Please!!!!! )

    Hi All Could some one please advise me on how/ where can i find information on how to calculate ballast requirements for laying panels on A frames and screwing them to the ballast. I did consider screwing it straight into the roof. But I've had some of my friends who had it that way and had...
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    For Sale (North West) Dispatch roof rack

    for sale a Citroen dispatch roof rack this is a very heavy duty and well built full roof rack it is black and uses all of the guttering bolts on the roof of the dispatch so the load is well spread this is for the old shape dispatch new on ebay @ £300 i want £70 v.good condition any viewing...
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    Fire rated 50w halogen in pitched roof? - advice

    evening fellas Im doing a job next year where the client is having 17 downlighters in total, originally he wanted LED until he saw the cost, the reason was not for energy saving purposes but for heat generated by the halogen, The construction of the building means there is no flat ceiling...
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    Any Spare Flat roof mounting kit? (Just need for2 modules)

    Hi Guys, Im in need of a bit of mounting kit for my own flat roof. The set up i have (due to the rush) is 10 panels, 8 on pitched roof at 35 degrees, and 2 on the flat roof on spare frames i had. all on one string! :P At the moment the 2 panels on custom frames at 15 degrees. Now the rush...
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    How to mount PV on sloping mineral felt roof?

    Hi, Got a customer with a sloping felt roof, about 22 degrees. So this is basically the same covering as a flat roof but not possible to use any of the normal flat roof mounting methods. My best idea so far is to mount with normal roof hooks well sealed with silicon where we screw them down...
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    Safety precautions when working on a roof

    Can anyone please tell me the basic safety requirements which must be provided by an installer, before a roofer begins work? Is there anywhere on the MCS site where the regulations on this matter are written, or is it down to health and safety guide lines? What would be the penalty for an...
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    Flat roof: long term issues?

    Dear all, planning to install a PV panels on a concrete flat roof covered in gravel. Apparently the roof soundness has last been checked about 10 years ago and we'll ask for a structural sign off before installing the panels. The roof looks in a good state. We want to use Consoles with...
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    Oak Shingle Roof on SIP panels, advice needed

    Hi all I have an install in the next few days on an oak shingle roof. Technically they are shakes - i.e. they are split oak rather than sawn, various widths, with a three ply overlap. They are laid on 25x50 battens nailed to SIP panels. The SIP panel is a bonded 18mm OSB/100mm insulation/18mm...
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    Stone Slate Roof

    Anyone got any experiance with stone slate roof, im curious to know how you hold the slate back up once removed to install a hook - lead tingles are not strong enough - what do most do about fixing the slate back?
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    Renusol Roof hooks and clamps for sale

    I have a few spare bits and pieces that people might need in the last week of madness. These are all left over stock from our completed jobs. They are all new and unused. 120 Renusol universal roof hooks, 52 centre clamps and 12 end clamps Schletter clamps 73 centre's and 92 end's 14...
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    Brackets for Hardrow Slate Roof

    I am looking for suitable brackets to fit panels onto a Hardrow Concrete Slate Roof. I've been in contact with the Hardrow technical dept and they do not think a suitable bracket exists. The problem is that the bracket has to extend about 10 inches over the slate under it, since this is the...
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    installation on one roof, multiple connections, any issues?

    Hi all, We are possibly looking to install PV on an industrial unit roof which will feed 2No separate units (2 meters) within the same building. Are there any issues with having one array on the roof, earthing it to a new rod (TN-C-S system already existis) and feeding the two separate points...
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    Installing on a slate roof?

    Hi everyone looking for bit of advice currently doing an install on a slate roof on behalf of a major supermarket, no names.... anyway they have provided normal schletter roof hooks not slate anchors so obviousley the rails are sitting too high, after consulting the above I was told to overcome...
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    identify roof tile?

    Having trouble identifying roof tiles, how did you guys learn this? good site somewhere? i have job that has interlocking tiles, The V2 type, but there are others similar with rounded curve type tiles as opposed to these. Will all fixing roof mounted kits be the same for an interlocked tile...
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    NAPIT Certification Scheme fed up with NAPIT roof survey,not MCS yet

    Been trying to get my first install signed off but got a no conformity for no structural survey, my MCS assessment was on the 23rd,been trying to get this stupid company who i paid £130 for a online structural survey but he keeps asking me for more info then more info, its making me mad and cant...

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