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Wrenches
it does depend on your customer, if you never want to have to go out in the
rain and fix cracked tiles under the array, Tile will fail under an array
dry out and crack, freeze and crack, they all crack, I always quote to
strip the roof, comp it and install your array, it will look better
Never had a ground mount leak! Fire season and the people who fight
them are big fans of not using a roof!
Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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go where powerlines don't"
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Hi All - William makes some really good points - the underlayment can be a
big problem on tile roofs. We have a (nearly) squeaky clean track record
with roof leaks, but have had one nightmare of a problem on an old tile
roof where the felt underlayment was failing and leaking essentially all
over
HI mac,
One issue is if the roof is rated for added weight of the solar in addition to
the tile.
If its not, then one technique is to remove the tiles, install some other
roofing material such as composition shingles and then install the solar over
that.
Often you can reinsert the tiles at
Something like the T-slot railing?
https://www.mcmaster.com/t-slot-rails/
Michael Mahon
Senior Technical Trainer, Solar Academy
SMA America
3925 Atherton Rd
Rocklin, CA 95765
Mobile: +1 916 918 9412
Quickmount Tile Replacement Mount all the way. But we deal with high winds.
I don't like how the hooks flex in high winds. They can break tiles.
Contact me privately if you need some tips. Tile roofs are constructed
differently in different places. For example, we don't have battens here.
Just
Mac:
Tile roofs rely on the underpayment or sub-roof for water-tight integrity. The
tile is just UV and fire protection and aesthetic.
In California , after a few years the sub-roof, which is usually roofing felt,
becomes brittle and powdery. Any pitched roof needs down-slope overlapping,
Hello Wrenches,
Im looking for recommendations on the best way to mount solar on tile
roofs. We don't have too many tile roofs in our area and admittedly we are
afraid of them. I know some of you are probably doing this all of the
time. What is your favorite way to approach a tile roof? Hooks
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