Mounting Solar Panels On Metal Roof

For solar installers most familiar with comp shingle or tile roofs encountering a metal roof can be challenging.

Mounting solar panels on metal roof. Aceclamp precision engineered metal roof solar mounting systems. Use types that are made for self drilling through a metal roof into wood. Use the right self drilling screws. These screws typically have a gasket on them for waterproofing.

A rackless mounting kit and an l foot kit for use with racking systems. There is a large variety of metal roof types that you ll find on the market. Our solar panel mounting kits are available in two varieties. I have solar panel on my corrugated metal roof and not sure if the solar panel roof mounting is to blame as the rubber on top of the bolt is not covering the whole bolt head however there is a rubber between the corrugated sheet and bracket.

Both kits utilize identical roofing clamps to secure panels to the seams of metal roofing panels. If the structure has a standing seam roof solar installation is somewhat easier. Roll insulation under many metal roofs is already crushed at the cross beams and further fastening is an not issue. This is the main complicating factor when installing solar on a metal roof in comparison to asphalt shingles.

Besides just the many different types of metal there are also different metal roofing systems. With shingles the solar racking is attached with feet that are bolted through the shingles into the sheathing underneath.