[RE-wrenches] Attaching Array To or Through Ply

frenergy frenergy at psln.com
Wed Mar 29 08:31:54 PDT 2023


Matt,

             I guess my questions are 1/2" plywood or 5/8" and how thick 
is the foam?  Oh and I assume its nominal 2X6 T&G?  Do you know how the 
plywood is attached?.....through the foam into the T&G?... to stringers, 
nailers or whatever they're called?

Bill

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On 3/29/2023 7:53 AM, Dave Tedeyan via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Hi Matt,
> I've used these in the past when on a comp roof and there was no good 
> way to get into the rafters (or TJI's in this case)
> https://sunmodo.com/nanomount/
>
> You might want to replace the screws with something shorter and 
> beefier though to get more grip if you are only going into 1/2" plywood.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 10:38 AM Matt Sherald via RE-wrenches 
> <re-wrenches at 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
>
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