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Securing panels to the roof
Panels are secured to the roof using 16mm Polypropylene Strapping. The standard installed
requires 2 per panel on the top manifold.
On a tiled roof the strapping can be attached by a variety of accepted methods:
Directly around the wooden battens.
By looping the strapping through a piece of 50mm PVC piping and inserting the system up
and under the tile such that it is trapped in position at the head of the tile.
It is advisable to coat the exposed strapping after the installation with a proprietary acrylic
roof paint for additional UV protection.
Where necessary using anchor bolts and wide washers directly into the ridge tile. This
method requires the application of a suitable waterproofing system over the washer / nut on
display.
On an IBR / Harvey Tile Roof the best method is to use a wide shoulder Pop Rivet followed by
waterproofing.
Heliocol fittings summary
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