Very timely post for me, Matt. Thanks. I was just asked to bid a roof mount with SIP panels. My first thought is to just say no. I am very hesitant to rely on the pull out strength of screws in OSB.
I will be watching this thread. Shine On! Kris Schmid Legacy Solar, LLC 137 West 1st Avenue Luck, WI 54853 www.legacysolar.com 715-653-4295 NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician BSEE On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 9:37 AM Matt Sherald via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've run into a roof-mounted job where the roof is built-up with the > following: > > Comp shingle > Plywood > Foam board > T&G (roof deck, but also interior ceiling) > > The beams that hold the t&g up are wide-spaced and not convenient for > fastening the full extent of the array. > > This being the case, I was considering other fastening options and am > writing to pick the collective brain of the Wrenches to see how others have > addressed similar situations. > > One thought I had was to use the PLP Easy Mounting Foot and I'd be glad > for any opinions on that or another solution. > > -Matt > > -- > Matt Sherald > PIMBY Energy, LLC > 304-704-5943 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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