Metal Roof Solar Panels Farmington, CT

The product is Classic’s Rustic Shake. The total area of metal roofing is 8,500 square feet, installed over one layer of asphalt shingles, with an additional 500 square feet of PVC membrane on 4 small flat roofs. The roof is being installed in conjunction with approximately 80 photovoltaic solar panels. It is one of the largest residential photovoltaic solar/metal roof installations in Connecticut. Learn more about Metal Roof Solar Panels Farmington, CT.
We are setting up the roof with our woven polypropylene underlayment over one layer of shingles. The brackets for the solar panels have been installed on this section of the roof. Solar installation by Sunlight Solar. Link below.
Underlayment installed with 4 of the 20 skylights that went in on this project.
Installing more skylights
Rustic Shake installed on a section of roof with solar panel brackets.
Close up of finished roof and bracket.
Even a little snow won’t slow us down.
Shed roof: metal completed, solar just about done.
Installation of Rustic Shakes moving along. You can see the foam inserts to the right. That goes under the shake. This makes the roof “walkable.”
Tying into the Valley on the left.
Shed complete – solar and metal.
The crew is working to get this roof on before the next storm.
You can see the inserts that go under the shingles here as well—flashing 1 of the 20 skylights.
Finishing touches on the cheek of the dormer.
Another section of the roof complete with metal and solar.
You can see the scope of the project from this angle.
Metal roof highway?
Bird’s eye view of the finished section with the solar panels, 25-foot valley, and flat roof system in white in the inside corner. Ridge cap installed and the shed with solar panels in the background.
You can see the transition in the roof from one plane to another on the shed dormer—a great shot of the multiple line and variations of this roof. You can also make out the snow and ice breaks on a couple of sections below.
The garage, the other south-facing roof covered in solar panels. Learn more about Sunlight Solar of CT here.

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