Integrated/ flush solar panels on a metal standing seam roof

[-rick-]

1 minute ago, flanagaj said:

You have to think outside the box

 

Why?

 

If you were searching for a way to lower costs or saving construction time/effort then that's one thing. But I don't see how doing something custom here does anything other than add cost/stress. If you are paying someone to fit this they will want extra to accomodate you and this may void any warranty. If you are doing it yourself you are added extra mental load and work to figure this out when you are going to have a huge number of other things to deal with.

 

Given this is the overlap between the solar install and roof install doing something custom risks needing to ask both the solar installer and the roof installer to deviate from their standard practice. This will add cost to both, add extra time to negotiate, etc, etc.

 

If you do decide to do this, will you actually notice any difference whatsoever once it's done? Looking from two stories down on the ground?

 

 

[flanagaj]

2 hours ago, -rick- said:

ask both the solar installer and the roof installer to deviate from their standard practice.

I am always talking to myself as it is, so no worries on that front.  

[-rick-]

I did try and address the case you planned to do it all yourself too. It's taking on a lot of work and mental effort. The more complex/less standard you make it the more mentally taxing it will be. More chance of errors, more chance of getting stuck or delaying things.

 

If you have the luxury of time and are willing for the build to take as long as it takes like @Pocster then maybe this isn't a huge deal but if you have a time frame for finishing the build, the need to work to bring in money, etc, keeping things as simple as possible should be your focus.

 

If still keen, then on the particular plan you have, think about how it would impact the horizontal connections as well as the vertical ones. Seems to me you might be creating a difficulty with waterproofing on the horizontal axis along with it possibly looking quite odd/not joining up well on that axis.

Edited Saturday at 18:45 by -rick-

[flanagaj]

31 minutes ago, -rick- said:

difficulty with waterproofing on the horizontal axis

This is the bit that looks tricky.  If I can't figure it out, then I will probably resort to just using the clamps and rails