Great work installing your solar and good explanation of the Iron Ridge hardware. For my second array I chose to use 'Quick Bolt 2' for the roof hardware. There was no messing with lifting shingles / removing nails or worrying about where I can put it. Easy to put the caulk in there too for extra assurance. I feel like the Iron Ridge mounting is overkill and too much extra work. The way I found all my rafters and made sure to get in the center was just by using a hammer on the roof right near where I am planning on drilling (so the 4" water proof washer will cover where I was banging anyway). I only missed one and it was right next to it (confirmed with turning a bent piece of a hanger to see where the rafter was), and all I did there was caulked the whole, drilled 1" over and installed properly.
Because it was new construction it was easy to just add the mounting blocks. Here in Kansas we get a lot of wind and strong storms so we wanted a strong racking system. So far it's held up but we'll see.
@@Off-Grid my concern with those blocks is if you only did 1, the lag screws would only be into 1.5" of the structure. If you doubled those up it's probably just fine but a 4" lag screw should be getting 3" or more of the structure. I would just monitor it, may be perfectly fine, you are also a good distance away from the edges of the roof.
@@whattheschmidt yes, the screws just penetrated the blocking so they are in 1.5" deep but my understanding is that would still give them over 5,000 shear strength per bolt. I think that out weights the strength of the other bolts in the racking system. Still something I plan to check once a year. With aluminum bolts can back out over time more than steel from expansion and contraction season to season. I guess the best test would be a tornado but I'm not wanting to go there.
@@Off-Grid my wife worked for Clausie and Jean at the Bonner local paper when we were in high school and college. Small world! But i wouldn't want to paint it!
I recognize those signs..KC.
Great explanation. Thank you for being a master.
Thank you for watching, glad you liked it.
Boy there is a lot to installing solar. Patience, time and money and so worth it.
It has been a fun project for sure.
Great work installing your solar and good explanation of the Iron Ridge hardware. For my second array I chose to use 'Quick Bolt 2' for the roof hardware. There was no messing with lifting shingles / removing nails or worrying about where I can put it. Easy to put the caulk in there too for extra assurance. I feel like the Iron Ridge mounting is overkill and too much extra work. The way I found all my rafters and made sure to get in the center was just by using a hammer on the roof right near where I am planning on drilling (so the 4" water proof washer will cover where I was banging anyway). I only missed one and it was right next to it (confirmed with turning a bent piece of a hanger to see where the rafter was), and all I did there was caulked the whole, drilled 1" over and installed properly.
Because it was new construction it was easy to just add the mounting blocks. Here in Kansas we get a lot of wind and strong storms so we wanted a strong racking system. So far it's held up but we'll see.
@@Off-Grid my concern with those blocks is if you only did 1, the lag screws would only be into 1.5" of the structure. If you doubled those up it's probably just fine but a 4" lag screw should be getting 3" or more of the structure. I would just monitor it, may be perfectly fine, you are also a good distance away from the edges of the roof.
@@whattheschmidt yes, the screws just penetrated the blocking so they are in 1.5" deep but my understanding is that would still give them over 5,000 shear strength per bolt. I think that out weights the strength of the other bolts in the racking system. Still something I plan to check once a year. With aluminum bolts can back out over time more than steel from expansion and contraction season to season.
I guess the best test would be a tornado but I'm not wanting to go there.
should have stopped by, I live in Bonner Springs lol
Used to know the mayor of Bonner back in the 90's.
@@Off-Grid my wife worked for Clausie and Jean at the Bonner local paper when we were in high school and college. Small world! But i wouldn't want to paint it!
I'm a solar installer. Bro use white lightning for every drill hole you put in that roof you will regret it But the rest looks good 👍
Looks great.
Thanks!