New Solar Roof?

We are dying to know what you think of this. How is the industry going to be involved? Will we be the lead or cleaning up after the solar/electricians?

I have so many opinions on this.

http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-unveils-solar-roof-solarcity-video-2016-10?utm_content=buffere984a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-ti

It's good

Both electrician and roofing contractor are needed for this job.

This is really a nice product.

The professional electrician can do this job.

They must involve licensed electrician in this work according to me.

Hi there, I totally loved the concept of solar panels fitted on roof shingles.

Vickie...Oh hell no! When they have leaks, they will call a roofer! Like I said before, The devil is going to be in the details. Valleys and wall flashings and pipe flashings and through roof penetrations...etc. are going to drive them crazy. they will call us.

Can your really walk on it? Do solar shingle manufacturers understand the Nuances of flashing it? I just keep thinking that the roofing industry will get the short end of the stick on all of this.

If all the residential roofs are going to be solar someday and the roofers aren't the primary contractor then we just got encyclopedia britannica'd.

Wake up, the sky is falling!

There are actually about 50 variations of what is required as a license, as this data base shows. When you factor the states that defer the issue down to counties and cities, there are hundreds of variations.

http://www.irecusa.org/2010/08/solar-licensing-information/

wywoody Said: I definitely wont be installing them. Im too close to retirement to take on any thing that could have liability issues beyond my control.

One issue that will confront any roofing company looking to install these is the requirement to have a licensed electrician involved. This would likely be the highest paid member of your crew even though all he would be doing is plugging in things. The plugs will undoubtedly be designed so that it would be impossible to get the polarity wrong so that most of what he would do could have been done by the lowest paid laborer.

Its a recipe for internal crew resentment. Let alone the difficulty in finding an electrician that is willing to work on steeper roofs (where solar is more efficient).

I definitely won't be installing them. I'm too close to retirement to take on any thing that could have liability issues beyond my control.

One issue that will confront any roofing company looking to install these is the requirement to have a licensed electrician involved. This would likely be the highest paid member of your crew even though all he would be doing is plugging in things. The plugs will undoubtedly be designed so that it would be impossible to get the polarity wrong so that most of what he would do could have been done by the lowest paid laborer.

It's a recipe for internal crew resentment. Let alone the difficulty in finding an electrician that is willing to work on steeper roofs (where solar is more efficient).

Vickie the Boss Said: Yes but who is going to apply them? The roofing contractor or a solar company?

The better question is "who is going to guarantee them?"

I could not in good conscience sell a solar panel and install it on the roof or sell and install solar shingles. It is just too early. Right now they are just a gimmick. It takes more energy to produce and install the things than the energy they provide. Without the tax credits they are totally not feasible. And the consumer takes all of the risk.

It is like the govt mandate on ethanol added to gasoline. It takes more energy to produce the ethanol than the energy it provides. Totally insane- a program only govt could love.

I would install them! I would like to see the spec sheet and the detail drawings. On the other hand, I could draw up the specs for them and install a few and tell them a hell of a lot about the system. I think it is a great idea if they have done their homework.

Yes but who is going to apply them? The roofing contractor or a solar company?

Isn't overheating the big problem that DOW and Certainteed are having?

I assume his statement about them being comparable to a normal roof means a normal tile or slate roof. Even $4-500 a square material cost for a solid 40 year product would be excellent.