Hi Scot What a fascinating issue. I can’t help as to the structural concerns but I like the deck mounts idea to make sure you don’t have any issues.
Jay > On May 29, 2024, at 4:17 PM, Scot Arey via RE-wrenches > <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > > > With all our Texas hail storms, we now have roof solar systems that might > have to come down for the third time as hail-pockmarked shingles need > replacement. We’re at the 11-year mark of doing business and we have some > customers ready for another insurance roof claim, > > So that means a new set of lag screws drilled into rafters…after how many > times is that 2x6 rafter not 2x6 strength? > > I’ve asked this to my 3rd party structural engineer and instead of an answer > got a “wow, hadn’t thought of that.” We’ve considered going to deck mounts to > avoid rafters at the 3rd “detach and reset.” > > Any of you guys consider this and have your techniques? I suppose in perfect > world, the mount would stay in place and roofer would shingle around it but > we still use old-school metal flashing so that is really not possible. I look > forward to hearing your thoughts on this. > > <image001.png> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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