[RE-wrenches] Attaching Array To or Through Ply

Jerry Shafer jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 29 11:02:56 PDT 2023


Wrenches
Sounds like a SIP's type product, there are quite a few multi hole
attachment bases that are designed for SIP's. Most will have a larger base,
lots of holes for screws to attach that do not require rafters underneath
to attach.
Fun times

On Wed, Mar 29, 2023, 8:30 AM frenergy via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> 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?
>
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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 <
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>> 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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