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I have seen 25 year old oaty
flashings rot out in the sun too. I think caulked L-feet is a more long
lasting solution to roof mounts.
Todd
Blair May wrote:
Whats wrong with doing it right the first time?
Flashing is the only way to insure that you don't have to use that
liability insurance & that the install is water tight. I would
speak to the inspector & try to work out proper flashings installed
in the future & see if he will waive the removal & replacment
of the exisiting installs.
Welcome to my world where we loose jobs
regularly to other installers that do not use proper flashing methods.
Yeah it does increase the cost, but the install
should have a life cycle of 25 years.
Who
can help:
One of our local jurisdictions, City of Petaluma, is beginning to
require flashed footings under all solar arrays. I think that some
flashed footings are better than the Unirac L feet or Prosolar's
TileTrac foot, but the flashed footings cost a lot more $, and some
flashed footing products seem flawed (less watertight) They are asking
me to uninstall two commissioned systems from last week, and replace
the footings with flashed Fast Jacks, even though the documents
detailed the penetration method.
I am looking for some good info that supports flexible
installation methods, including caulked footings. Our industry has
come a long way from the early days of racking on slotted angle iron
with steel L-brackets for feet, but those experiences tend to give me
confidence in continuing to use caulked footings.
Nick Soleil
Project Manager
Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC
PO Box 657
Petaluma, CA 94953
Cell: 707-321-2937
Office: 707-789-9537
Fax: 707-769-9037
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Todd Cory
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March 1931
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