Installations

An integrated flashing system slips in between rows of shingles and bolts into the rafter, outsmarting the raindrops and allowing a low profile rail for a clean look.

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Steel tile hooks are bolted into the rafters at the roof decking, with a metal bib and peel-and-stick layer acting as additional sealant before the tile is reinstalled.

Clay Tile ‘picture framing’ process consists of reroofing to asphalt composite shingles where the panels will be installed by so the railing system can be properly flashed, then the original clay tile is reinstalled around the new solar array for a clean inset aesthetic.

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Depending if it’s TPO, rolled torch down asphalt composite, vinyl, spray foam, tar and gravel, and if the layers between the surface and the rafters have foam, fiberglass, plywood etc there are various ways to tie into the roofing system or ballast the solar on it with no penetrations. Key thing is to have some pitch to the panel surface to encourage dew to run off, otherwise a truly flat panel creates a salt pond effect where significant soil layers can lower solar output.

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When a roof either isn’t structurally or architecturally very solar friendly and there is sufficient ground available, steel posts anchored in concrete allow custom tilt racks to optimize solar output.

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Standing Metal Seam roofs allow for a penetrationless installation using metal clamps with stainless steel hex set screws which rails are then affixed to.

Metal shingle roofs use a steel hook system bolted into the rafter at the deck level with its receiving prong coming out below the drip edge of the metal shingle for the rail to attach to. If there is wood shake between the metal shingle and the roof decking there is more labor and time required to waterproof.

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Wood shingles are waterproofed similar to composite shingle in theory, just with more carpentry / breaker bars / larger flashings utilized

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