roof

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    Roof Kit

    Which roof kit are you all using? We've been using K2 and like it but are struggling to get regular supplies - what do you prefer??
  2. T

    Roof mounting, design??? or hope for the best???

    What is everyone doing for the design of mounting systems? Are you designing the system taking wind load, snow load, location, height above sea level etc into account or is it a case of a hook every 1200mm and hope for the best. Honest answers please.......
  3. SolarCity

    Considering leasing industrial unit roof

    We've been approached by a firm that wants free solar panels. We originally told them that we didn't offer this but having taken a quick look at the figures, we're looking at giving it a go. This company has just built a new unit with a trapezoidal roof. There is enough room for a 10kWp...
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    Schletter Roof Hook/Wind loadings etc

    Hi does anyone have any information about where I can get technical data on the Schletter roof hooks and rails? I'm trying to determine number of roof hooks etc based on calculated wind loads and want something similar to the Shuco user manual where they specify the roof hook spacings for...
  5. E

    Advice on company who wants to lease roof to fit PV cells

    :smilewinkgrin: Hi, A relative of mine has been asked by a company to lease the roof to them to fit PV cells. I was wondering if it would be worth while, they are out all day, so not much power used ,which would mean the company would be able to claim the tarrif for supplying power into the...
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    correct way to install on roof with concrete tiles

    Curious for some advice - assuming I select an installer that I'm comfortable with what should I be looking for with how they plan to mount the panels to the roof? The house is about 20 years old with a roof built from trusses on 400mm centres using concrete tiles. I'm not sure what the...
  7. T

    Roof Surveys

    What qualifications do you need to say roof structures are safe for pv installs,seems a bit of a grey area as usual does it have to have structual calcs for every job do outbuildings count also your thoughts welcome.
  8. D

    roof calculation for solar panels

    is it a requirment for roof calcs for mcs inspection does anyone know them
  9. S

    Asbestos Farm Roof

    Hi Everyone. Has any one ever installed a system on a Asbestos ?farm roof. If so, How did you do it and what are the health and safety rules? Many Thanks for your help Tom
  10. T

    Schuco in roof

    Anyone installed schuco in roof system what sort of membrane goes underneath?
  11. E

    What's a ''GOOD'' 3KW package for a roof system??

    A good friend in Cyprus has contacted me today about roof PV installations. I don't know if any of you heard about the total cock-up the Cyp's made by storing high explosives right next to the main power station of Cyprus. ...Well it is no-more, ...and there is going to be a good many power...
  12. Y

    roof structure

    Hi When i survey a new job I am wondering about the building regs for the solar panels and the weight of the roof do you have to have a strutural engineers report or can you calculate this by a computer programme etc. I know you cannot have them on thatched and listed buildings etc
  13. J

    Help with PV*Sol on half hipped roof

    Hi, Just spent ages setting up the geometry for a half hipped roof in the 3D model and now found I can't add any panels to the lower half of the roof, only onto Attic Storey 2! Anybody come across this before? Could just do it as a regular roof and block off the corner but then what is the...
  14. J

    Mounting onto SIPS panels (warm roof)

    Anybody had any experience mounting onto a roof with insulation over the rafters, a so-called warm roof? Could you put hanger bolts down through the SIPS panels as some installers do on a slate roof? (but let's not get started on that discussion on this thread!) But would still have a problem...
  15. G

    Mounting system for a garage roof

    Has anyone ever put panels on a flat garage felted roof? Roof size is 3mtrs by 4.5mtrs. Is there a suitable mounting system that won't penetrate the felt? Thanks for all the help
  16. R

    Roof plane factor calculator

    Just though this might be useful to you when you do site surveys. I've got it taped to my clipboard. I have a tape measure rather than a Leica Disto D8 - I want one but £717 is a bit steep for a tape measure! Measure the width of gable end of a building, divide the answer by 2 and multiply it...
  17. B

    Rent a roof

    Done quick search on here and probably not found the right lingo for the search engine, so tell me if its been covered. If not has anybody come across this? Sounds to me like a legal scam, and how does it work?
  18. B

    PV systems with modules on south facing & South west facing aspects of roof

    Hi I am drawing up a quote for a PV system. The property is a double bay semi detached property with a small dormer rafter pitch at the front, which is the south facing aspect of the roof. Due to the dormer pitch, we can only fit 5 x 195w panels, in a staggered formation, onto this south facing...
  19. O

    tricky roof situation HELP

    I have a tricky roof situation basically 3 small area’s one facing south the other 2 which really are the same roof just separated by different pitches are facing east. Now I presumed we could implement an east south split there would be 8 X 190wp on the south roof 8 X 190wp on the...
  20. O

    tricky roof situation HELP

    I have a tricky roof situation basically 3 small area’s one facing south the other 2 which really are the same roof just separated by different pitches are facing east. Now I presumed we could implement an east south split there would be 8 X 190wp on the south roof 8 X 190wp on the...

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