Top Tips When Fitting Solar Panels To A Metal Roof

During a particularly challenging period for many industries, businesses are looking for ways to lower their energy bills and other overheads, and one potential solution is to install solar panels onto the roofs of their buildings to generate electricity and lower their consumption.

For businesses using corrugated roofing sheets, installing photovoltaic panels is far easier than you may think, and depending on the specific design of the roof panels, you often do not need to make any adjustments or need to install a roof rail to do so.

With solar panels reducing in price relative to spiralling energy bills, here are some top tips for fitting solar panels to a metal roof.

To Rail Or Not To Rail

There are typically two types of installation for solar panels onto a metal roof, and both have their advantages and disadvantages depending on your intentions for the solar panels.

A roof rail can be a better option in some cases if you want the ability to tilt the panels to catch the sunlight better during different periods, but in other cases, it can be better to have the panel mounted directly to the roof itself.

Typically the best solution for this involves the use of corrugated mounting brackets which are attached to the top crest to allow for water to drain underneath without being blocked at all.

Do Not Forget The Gasket Seals

Most of the time, fitting a solar panel to a metal roof invariably involves drilling mounting points into the metal roof itself, so to ensure that the roofing panel remains waterproof, rubber gasket seals will be fitted onto the base of the bracket.

This works as a more efficient and less cumbersome alternative to using sealant on the roof and ensures that you can have a robust roof and solar panels at the same time.

Metal Roofs Will Outlast The Panel

The long-lasting nature of metal roofing will mean that the solar panels will need replacing before the roof does. This means that swapping one panel for another is easy as the mounting points will already be installed.

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