Roof Plane With Southern Exposure

These types of mounts are generally used for homes that have way too much shade on the southern roof exposure and a sunny northern exposure.

Roof plane with southern exposure.

It s easy to find out what direction your roof faces by looking your house up on google maps. The southern exposure will have seasonal full sun. Additionally the mature trees on the southern exposure will contribute to the shading and full sun strategy. It spans the rafters to support the roofing and in the case of panel sheathing such as plywood or osb it acts as a diaphragm with the walls to resist horizontal loads.

Don t despair if your roof doesn t face true south. I would be grateful for any thoughts suggestions on the direction to face solar panels. The design allows you to build a family sized small house that s super insulated and maximized for serious southern exposure. This will orient you toward true south which is slightly different from magnetic south and give you a good idea about how much real southern exposure your roof has.

The panels are attached directly to the roof. We will be changing the overhangs on the southern exposure to optimize summer shading and winter passive solar gain. We re thinking of using cardinal low e 366 all around the house. We are looking at installing a 5kw system lg neon 2 panels and fornius inverter on a double storey house and had initially thought of splitting the panels between our north east and west facing roofs so that we got production over most of the day 8 panels north 4 east and 4 west.

There is no air gap between the roof and the panels so there is no cooling. When air passes over your home it works the same way as it does over an airplane wing. The original plan is being built in idaho but would be great for any sunny locale. Roof sheathing attaches to the surface of the rafters or trusses to form the structural skin of the roof.