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    no felt on roof??

    Hi gh all, starting first install today, there are two roofs like this birds eye view the larger roof has no felt under the tiles, me and the two other firms who quoted missed it as we only accessed the smaller roof area as the ladder was there and you cant tell its an extention so didnt...
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    Mounting to corrugated 'cement' barn roof?

    Hi We are currently looking at an install on a barn roof that has corrugated 'cement' sheeting on it and we are wondering what is the best way to mount to it, and how many fixing points are required? We want 2 rows of 8 landscape panels. Here is an image of the roof. The spacing between the...
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    Recommendations for metal seam roof

    I have a potential job where there is a flat (5 degree slope) metal roof constructed using sheets with folded metal seams. My thoughts: - Using Uni-solar amorphous laminates laid between the seams looks a very neat solution. But I cannot get the numbers to work. Looking at the trade prices I...
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    Fixing rails to a tiled roof

    I have a tiled roof and am wondering how the rails are secured to the roof?I assume a bracket of some sort is used but does it's the fixing of it that interests me. Does it secure through the batten and into the roof truss?
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    Flat roof slates - but not thin slate

    Got a job coming up that has flat tiles, 20mm thick, heavyish, with triple overlap - everyone is nailed. Has anyone used a jenny strap to put the tile back? or used one of these? Ubbink Sim-Fix Refurbishment Slate Strap
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    Ballasted Ground/Flat Roof Mounting System

    Hi there! I've recently had a client seeking a 10kWp ground mounted system. Ground mounting is something that I haven't done before and he'd made it an obligatory requirement that we use ballasted mounting systems. I've been looking into mounting systems using concrete bases but I'm trying to...
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    On Roof DC Risk Assessment

    I'm in the middle of reviewing our mcs documentation including risk assessments and have realised that we haven't got a specific on roof dc connection risk assessment for our roofers. Does anyone else have one specifically for the roofers?
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    Metal corrugated roof mounting system please!!!!!

    Please let me know who makes these and who supplies. I think i have seen a system that screws into the high ridge with rubber epdm under the fixing plate. thanks guys
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    Solar slates: not much PV I can put on a roof!

    Dear all, I've been quoting several jobs on Solarcentury soalr slates, but I have a problem...with this product I need to leave quite a lot of space around the PV, and in some cases I just really wish I could find an alternative solution...any hints? Do you know of any other solar slates which...
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    Ground mount versus roof mount

    Can anyone advise cost difference in mounting on a sloping site with a ground mount against cost of mounting on a roof, obviously the conditions of the ground etc have a bearing on how the mount is located, the area concerned is 16 metres long, made up ground so concrete will be required to...
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    Advice On roof Fixings for Rosemary Tiled roof

    Doing our first job next week on my own house for our MCS visit. Its a Rosemary tile roof. To complicate things we are installing the panels in landscape. I took advice from Segen and agreed we would install vertical rails and use noggins where necessary Spent a bit of time going through the...
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    IN Roof mounting solution for Sanyo HIT panels?

    So, I'd like to quote for a couple of IN Roof systems based around Sanyo HIT panels, however, it appears that neither of our 'usual' mounting system suppliers, Schletter and Schuco, have a solution which will work with these panels; I'm told the Sanyo panel is too thin to work with the Schuco...
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    Flat Roof Mounting systems

    Can anyone pass on any advice for mounting to a flat roof??? Ive tried solion kits, however the customer is requesting that the panels are laid completly flat on thier back (Any advice on the pros and cons of this would also be good!!!!). The roof covering is a soft material and they would...
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    Roof construction query

    Hi, we have a job coming up, the roof construction from the outside in is as follows. Double pantile, felt, 40x35wide timber(approx), 50mm kingspan then 200x35mm trusses. We were thinking of using 160mmx6 stainless woodscrews so we can get through the kingspan in to the trusses for a sound...
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    PV roof brackets on interlocking slate effect tiles

    Hi all, I surveyed a property today for a PV install and the tiles are slate looking interlocking tiles. They are as thin as slate, and all nailed down. I do not want to use anchor bolts due to the weatherproofing problems. Just wondered if anyone has fitted a system to a roof like this and...
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    Ground mount and flat roof ballast advice.

    We have just been given the go ahead for a ground mounted 4kWp and a 2.64kWp on a flat roof. Having not installed these types before i'm after some help/ advice. Both systems are with A frame design. Firstly the flat roof. The ballast loads for the flat roof system that the supplier has...
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    Help with flat roof system

    Hello all I have been asked to design and quote a PV system at a domestic property. I have determined I can get 10 250W panels on the roof of the property ( south facing , 30 degrees ) , however they would like to use the flat roof of their garage to mount some additional panels. As I have no...
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    design from roof drawing anyone

    de Hi all,well i thought id buy PVsol expert, so payed tonight but cant get software until funds are cleared 2 days WTF??ive got a roof plan here and was wondering of anyone could to a design and plan with panels on for me, other quotes have said 9 panels but i cant see it myself, the roof is...
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    Close boarding & roof anchors

    Chaps, We have a roof coming up which is close boarded. Anyone have experience of such tings? Are you cutting out areas of the close board so the roof anchors sit direct on the rafters or are you bolting the anchors down on top of the boards? Cheers!
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    Best method to fit Panel to slate roof.

    Hi. The PV array I'm considering will be fitted to our recently-built garage roof. It has real slate (Spanish, I think), 600mmx300mm (I think - I can confirm tomorrow...), each fixed with two nails. Some of the potential installers who came out to quote have warned against using certain fixing...

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