How To Install Solar Panels On Corrugated Metal Roofing

This article will show how to attach commercially available solar panel mounting brackets to a corrugated metal roof that lacked flat surfaces.

How to install solar panels on corrugated metal roofing.

When you decide to install corrugated metal roofing you just need to make sure that you have the right materials. Bear in mind that roofing warranty will most of the time not cover damages to the solar equipment let alone all the possible short circuit of the solar. Have you installed solar on your metal roof. Beginning at the outside edge of your roof place each panel directly onto the purlins that are attached to the roof trusses.

Here trevor describes how a good solar installer should install solar panels to a metal roof and how bad installers in a hurry can do the wrong thing and leave you with a. Image credits under cc license via pixabay flickr 2 3. Next pre drill holes on the end and side ridges of the panels spacing the holes 6 to 8 inches apart. To install corrugated roofing start by cutting your panels to length with an angle grinder.

No matter what though if you have a metal roof there is always a way to install solar panels. The mounts for this type of metal panel must be bolted however. Trapezoidal and corrugated metal roofs though often require a direct attachment to the roofing structure. It is a honour to have him contribute to this humble blog.

Besides just the many different types of metal there are also different metal roofing systems. In comparison attaching solar panels to vertical seam metal roofs is fairly straightforward. The roofer only paid for the installation of a new roof will 99 of the time make solar panel dismantling and re installation errors that could cause irreparable damage to solar panels. In the photo above a ladder was used to slide the pv panels to the roof.

Tell us about your experience in the comments below. If the structure has a standing seam roof solar installation is somewhat easier. This is why it s very important to be working with a trusted solar energy installer who can confidently select the appropriate mounting bracket for your metal roof solar installation. This post comes courtesy of trevor berrill.

Panel mounts clamp to the seam without penetrations. Trevor is principal of solaris sustainable homes and is a 30 year veteran of both renewable energy and energy efficiency. Clamp for standing seam metal roofs credit. Photovoltaic pv panels produce all of the electricity for this straw bale hybrid home from sunlight.