Step-by-Step Guide: Installing Ironridge All Tile Hook on Concrete Flat Tile Roof for Solar Panels

[@idokerpel5840]

Great demonstration!

[@SolarEngineering]

thanks

[@matsantos8642]

Thanks

[@The12345condor]

Iam doing my first solar on concrete tile next week. What adhesive did you use? I bought Chemlink tile secure

[@SolarEngineering]

I'm using Chem Link M-1 Structural

[@The12345condor]

@@SolarEngineering do you think the m1 is better to use?

[@SolarEngineering]

​@@The12345condor it just was in stock where I buy parts.

[@josephgeorges3095]

I use m1 at my work, I do solar as well.

[@supermo26]

Pro!

[@RJ-cc1fz]

I’ve never even seen a concrete tile roof in person. I would have been very intimidated if I had to install solar panels on it. Nicely done

[@SolarEngineering]

same here, first time touching it, it's really brittle and hard to walk and work.

[@northeastcorals]

@@SolarEngineering These tiles are very common in England however most roofs do no have plywood bases or sarking boards as they call them here & instead just use something like a 50mm x 25mm wood batten for every row of tiles so the flashing you used would not work on most roofs. This means you cannot use the ironridge hook flashing, but I suppose the lack of a sarking board allows the felt should be installed with a slight sag between rafters mean most water should not meet the hook.

[@tamho8383]

Can you do it in San Jose California?

[@SolarEngineering]

@@tamho8383 feel free to contact me via mysolareng.com

[@viadharmawheel]

This guy is very thorough! I need to have a guy like this.

[@gojeffgordon24]

Never even heard of concrete tiles for a roof. I guess it is similar to working on a slate roof. I have no experience on any of those however.

[@Cordycep1]

what was the copper wire for -hard to hear? thanks

[@SolarEngineering]

ah, it's just 6AWG solid copper wire.

[@Cordycep1]

sorry what was probing inside the hole for?@@SolarEngineering

[@SolarEngineering]

@@Cordycep1 Note at 1:04 that both ends of the wire are bent in the same direction. Whenever rafter is missed, to find out if it's on the left or right of the drilled hole, I'm inserting the wire into the hole and rotate it, you can feel it when it's touching rafter.

[@tamho8383]

Very good job, my roof has been leaking But the Sun Solar system can’t fix it Can you fix it?

[@SolarEngineering]

Thanks, I'm not fixing leaks. Only can remove/reinstall panels for re-roofing.

[@TheNature101]

Have you also used the same Ironridge All Tile Hooks on a curved concrete tile roof? Same procedure?