solar panels Articles

#20 – Solar Panel Installation on Metal Roofing

February 23, 2017

Metal roofs provide a great base for the installation of photovoltaic solar panels. Fact is, the solar panels may last longer than a shorter life roofing system will. You do not want to have to someday remove the solar panels so that you can install a new roof. If you buy a metal roof and… ( read more )

Hail Resistance and Solar Panels

June 23, 2009

Q: I am in the process of getting a new roof along with solar panels. I am considering a standing seam metal roof because it would allow installation of the panels without any roof penetrations (standing seam mounts). I had initially set myself on getting a regular shingle roof. But concerns about heat, as well… ( read more )