<div dir="ltr">I have no experience with SIP but,<div>There's a product I buy from Krannich that is excellent for difficult roofs where there is no point of attachment. It is called Xpress rail. The older product, which I don't think they sell anymore but I bought out everything they had, could be attached by pop rivet or self drilling metal screws. You drilled a hole every six or twelve inches and riveted it right onto metal roof sheeting. You back it with double sided EPDM tape. It is amazingly strong and probably as well attached as the roof itself.</div><div><a href="http://www.everest-solarsystems.com/fileadmin/k2systems/PDF/public/Produktblatter/USA/XPressRail_US3_0813.pdf">http://www.everest-solarsystems.com/fileadmin/k2systems/PDF/public/Produktblatter/USA/XPressRail_US3_0813.pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Dana <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">SIP ROOF INSTALLATION<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">I was asked to install on a SIP panel roof today. 5/8” OSB over 6” of foam on a 9:12 roof pitch at 9800’ elevation with a Pro panel metal roof skin.  There is a finished ceiling underneath the lower side of the SIP roof panel. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">I explained that it was not ideal due to the lack of good attachment etc. They were not concerned and said “you’ll make it work!”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">I have done SIP panels in new construction and we could install backing from underneath and refoam.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">My first thought was to do 2-2.5 times the normal L feet.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">One thought was to use expanding moly-bolts.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Has anyone have experience attaching to SIP roof that was not prepared for an array? <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060">----------------------------------------------------------------------------<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Dana Orzel <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Great Solar Works, Inc -  NABCEP # 051112-136<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">E - <a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a>  - Web - <a href="http://solarwork.com" target="_blank">solarwork.com</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">O - <a href="tel:970.626.5253" value="+19706265253" target="_blank">970.626.5253</a>  C - <a href="tel:208.721.7003" value="+12087217003" target="_blank">208.721.7003</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988"  </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green">P</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:navy"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Please consider the environment before printing this em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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Chris Mason<div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-size:13px">NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™</span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Solar Design Engineer</span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-size:13px">Generac Generators Industrial technician</span></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.cometenergysystems.com" target="_blank">www.cometsolar.com</a></div><div>264.235.5670</div><div>869.662.5670</div><div>Skype: netconcepts</div></div></div>
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