[RE-wrenches] Truss finder

[Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar]

Another reason why I never put solar panels on a dwelling roof.  
However, it seems crazy to be drilling holes to find the rafter still in 
2023. $.02

Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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On 2023-04-17 7:04 am, Daniel Young via RE-wrenches wrote:

> Can echo this, I did a fresh look into this last year and still have 
> not found anything better than a hammer and feeler tool.
> 
> We are considering going to a deck direct attachment like rooftech as 
> well, which makes rafter locations less critical. We intend to still 
> have crews find the rafter and place the attachments on the rafter as 
> best they can without drilling holes. As the attachments still prefer 
> to be located on a rafter to maximize snow load bearing capacity. Nice 
> thing about the Rooftech is that if you miss the rafter location with 
> the center holes, it's entirely likely you will hit it with the side 
> screws. In either case you are still sitting above the rafter and can 
> expect to bear significant weight there instead of relying on the 
> OSB/Plywood decking.
> 
> --
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> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf 
> Of Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2023 2:47 PM
> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Cc: Kristopher Schmid <solman at legacysolar.com>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Truss finder
> 
> Thanks William!  Laughed out loud at the first picture!
> 
> Shine On!
> 
> Kris Schmid
> Legacy Solar, LLC
> 137 West 1st Avenue
> Luck, WI 54853
> www.legacysolar.com [1]
> 715-653-4295
> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
> Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician
> BSEE
> 
> On Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 10:12 AM Kristopher Schmid 
> <solman at legacysolar.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am considering buying a deep scanner for locating trusses.  Any 
>> recommendations or testimonials?
>> 
>> Shine On!
>> 
>> Kris Schmid
>> Legacy Solar, LLC
>> 137 West 1st Avenue
>> Luck, WI 54853
>> www.legacysolar.com [1]
>> 715-653-4295
>> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
>> Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician
>> BSEE
> 
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