Solar Panel Installation in Porirua

Strong wind is the main design issue for solar in Porirua. We fix the mounting rails into the roof framing and flash every penetration, especially on exposed hill and coastal sites.

Solar Panel Installation on Porirua roofs

Porirua roofs can get strong sun, but they also get strong wind. Panels need to be fixed into the roof framing and every penetration flashed properly, which is exactly the part roofers should be doing.

Solar panels stay on a roof for a long time. That makes the roof under them part of the solar decision. Fit an array onto iron with a few years left and you will pay to lift it off for the re-roof.

The housing ranges from older long-run and tile roofs in the established suburbs to newer homes in Whitby and Aotea, so the right answer for a roof here depends very much on the street.

BRANZ describes solar panels fixed through the roof cladding to the rafters or purlins as the standard approach, and a re-roof as a good time to add them. (BRANZ, Replacing a profiled metal roof)

What to look for

• Roof condition and expected remaining life
• Orientation, pitch and shading
• Framing and fixing points for the mounting rails

Every job follows the same steps: we look at the roof, photograph what we find, send a written quote, then send photos of the finished work. More about solar Panel Installation.

Where we work in Porirua

Titahi Bay, Plimmerton, Pukerua Bay, Paremata, Mana, Camborne, Whitby, Papakowhai, Aotea, Ascot Park, Cannons Creek and Waitangirua. See everything we do in Porirua.