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.

Both kits utilize identical roofing clamps to secure panels to the seams of metal roofing panels. The shingles must be removed to attach the mounting hardware to the roof then the layers of shingles and flashing are installed with holes to allow the attachment point to stick out. These screws typically have a gasket on them for waterproofing. Use the right self drilling screws.

Panel mounts clamp to the seam without penetrations. 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. A rackless mounting kit and an l foot kit for use with racking systems. 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. To install solar on batten mounted metal shingles you need to sandwich the solar flashing between two layers of metal shingles. Our solar panel mounting kits are available in two varieties. Besides just the many different types of metal there are also different metal roofing systems.

Aceclamp precision engineered metal roof solar mounting systems. This is the main complicating factor when installing solar on a metal roof in comparison to asphalt shingles.