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wyocowboy00
Explorer II
May 12, 2014

Installing Solar Panels on a rubber membrane roof

I have seen several articles on installing solar panels on RV roofs, but none of them have dealt with installing them on rubber membrane roofs. Most of these articles suggested using an adhesive inst...
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wintersun
Explorer II
May 16, 2014
I would hesitate to have a RV place do the installation. I checked with two dealers regarding my own and both said they used 7/8" wood screws even though with my roof there is only 1/4" luan which is not going to provide any real bite for screws.

I used the side framing members with screws to anchor down cross bars to which I then attached the solar panels.

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