While on the subject, anyone have a good source of 2" wide Butyl double sided tape? Our local roofing suppliers only have 1".
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Peter Giroux <[email protected]> wrote: > Chad > > I second August. We have had great success with self tapping screws. Put > some butyl on the L-foot and set it in. > > thx > peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* August Goers <[email protected]> > *To:* RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, June 06, 2016 6:44 PM > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Steel Trusses > > Hi Chad, > > > > We’ve occasionally installed onto steel trusses with either self drilling > screws (no pilot required) or thread forming screws (pilot hole required). > See attached sample spec sheets. > > > > I suppose you could install a standard tile hook type product with the > types of fasters I listed above. Or, hire a roofer to waterproof your > stanchions and reinstall the removed tiles. More and more, we are moving > towards the latter because we’ve bumped into issues with degrading > underlayment (felt paper) under tile roofs. > > > > Best, > > > > August > > Luminalt > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Chad Waits > *Sent:* Monday, June 06, 2016 3:15 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Steel Trusses > > > > Wrenches, > > > > Anyone out there have any experience attaching arrays (from the topside) > to roofs with steel trusses under plywood decking? We’ve got a new project > that has steel trusses and we would prefer to not have to spend time in the > attic bolting through (it was 113 degrees here today)… Is there a > fastening system out there that anyone has experience with? > > > > Oh, the roof is composite/strengthened clay tile as well. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Chad Waits > > President/Owner – Net Zero Solar > > 101 W. 5th St., Tucson, AZ 85705 > > Office: 520-207-4053 > > Cell: 520-270-4873 > > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > > NABCEP Certified Solar Heating Installer > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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