[RE-wrenches] Metal shingles
Ray Walters
ray at solarray.com
Thu Mar 21 19:30:12 PDT 2013
Just got back from our project. Yes the the shingles interlock, so its
hard to slide the flashing up under. I used 1/16" cut off wheel in the
grinder, to cut the lines for the Soladeck. It came out pretty good,
but we had a bit of trouble with the interlock grove underneath causing
the flashing to ride up a little high.
R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760
On 3/21/2013 4:42 PM, Jesse Dahl wrote:
> Thanks for the advice. Good points on the warranty of the roofing
> material, never crossed my mind...
>
> I have all the confidence I can cut the roof to flash (3 generation
> carpenter before I became an electrician). What is the process for
> removing a shingle? I'm guessing the shingles interlock where the overlap.
>
> Jesse
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Jason Szumlanski <jason at fafcosolar.com
> <mailto:jason at fafcosolar.com>> wrote:
>
>> Tin snips does the trick. I have a guy with 20+ years of roof
>> experience that's a craftsman with snips. It's easy to butcher it if
>> you let a junior guy do it.
>>
>> *Jason Szumlanski*//
>>
>> /Fafco Solar/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Ray Walters <ray at solarray.com
>> <mailto:ray at solarray.com>> wrote:
>>
>> How is this roof type for flashing? Do you just cut it with a
>> tin snips? My project only entails replacing an unflashed
>> conduit penetration with a Soladeck, so I'm hoping it won't be
>> too bad.
>>
>> R.Ray Walters
>> CTO, Solarray, Inc
>> Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
>> Licensed Master Electrician
>> Solar Design Engineer
>> 303 505-8760 <tel:303%20505-8760>
>>
>> On 3/21/2013 8:58 AM, Jason Szumlanski wrote:
>>> We've used the standoff and boot method successfully. It
>>> dictates where you put your rows to some extent, but it's not
>>> too bad. There is definitely a hefty up-charge on this roof
>>> type. It adds quite a bit of labor and material.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Jason Szumlanski*//
>>>
>>> /Fafco Solar
>>> /
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Will White
>>> <William.White at realgoods.com
>>> <mailto:William.White at realgoods.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> We've done a couple of installs on metal shingle roofs and
>>> we used the Unirac stand offs with the Oatey boots. We had
>>> the standoffs and flashing installed by the roofer so it
>>> wouldn't void the roof warranty. It cost about $1500 extra
>>> but we thought it was worth if in case of a leak.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Will
>>>
>>>
>>> __________________________________________________________________________________________
>>> Will White
>>> Regional Field Operations Manager - New England
>>>
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>>> Behalf Of Jesse Dahl
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:33 PM
>>> To: Wrenches
>>> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Metal shingles
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I looked at a site today and the roofing was a brand of
>>> metal shingle. This was just a quick drive by and check out
>>> the site so I don't have access to the brand or method of
>>> attachment.
>>>
>>> It still got me thinking, what are people doing for
>>> attachments to roofing like this? 6/12 pitch, and from the
>>> photos the client sent me, the structure is 2"X6" truss
>>> running N-S, with 1"x4" strapping every 4' running E-W along
>>> with 5/8" OSB on top of the strapping. The trusses look to
>>> be on 4' centers (just judging by the photo).
>>>
>>> The only thing I can think of is EJOT type fasteners through
>>> the shingle into the truss. The shingles would crush a
>>> little bit, but the OSB would support it pretty well.
>>> Otherwise removing the shingles where the feet would go and
>>> then.....
>>>
>>> As always thanks for all the help.
>>>
>>> Jesse
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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