{"id":20568,"date":"2008-04-08T09:27:40","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T09:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=20568"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:54","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:54","slug":"roofing-solar-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/04\/roofing-solar-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Roofing \/ Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I may be re-doing the roof on my 20&#8242; 0&#8243; x 45&#8242; 0&#8243; brownstone this year. If I do, I&#8217;ll be looking to incorporate provisions for future installation of solar panels. Is there anybody out there who&#8217;s done this, or who already has panels and retrofitted existing roofing to provide the panel supports? Do the supports comprise posts coming up from the joists, through the roofing, with pitch pockets or flashings at each post or is it done via steel beams spanning between the party wall parapets? If the former, did you have to reinforce the existing roof joists? Any advice and insight would be much appreciated as would recommendations for solar installers that are based on actual experience.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I may be re-doing the roof on my 20&#8242; 0&#8243; x 45&#8242; 0&#8243; brownstone this year. If I do, I&#8217;ll be looking to incorporate provisions for future installation of solar panels. Is there anybody out there who&#8217;s done this, or who already has panels and retrofitted existing roofing to provide the panel supports? 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