Worried About Holes In Your Roof?
- on November 22, 2023
Every day, more homeowners are discovering the economic and climate-friendly benefits of investing in rooftop PV systems. As a result, residential solar installers across the nation are responding with innovative solutions that deliver greater efficiency and lasting value.
With interest rates on the rise, the cost of financing new solar systems has gone up, so installers have to be even smarter about choosing products. Read this month's blog to learn how Solar Power NW's founder, Ryan Lingenfelder, lowers his cost with the RT-APEX.
Once again, Roof Tech will serve as a key equipment sponsor for the Solar Games, providing all competitors with RT-MINI II, its patented residential roof mount base featuring self-flashing AlphaSeal™ PV Mounting Technology.
Stephen Vezina, owner, and operator of TreeTop Solar, Inc. in Nova Scotia, Canada, was intrigued by RT-APEX with AlphaSeal™ from the first time he saw it. “It was a brand-new product from Roof Tech at that time,” he said, “so we decided to give it a try,” Vezina explained that RT-APEX was the first rail-less mounting product his company ever used, and the results were impressive.
It didn’t take long for Peter Kaelin, Director of Operations for EMT Solar & Roofing, to become a big fan of RT-APEX, Roof Tech’s rail-less mounting system. “We first heard about Roof Tech in early 2021 from CED Greentech, our materials distributor,” he said. “Since then, we’ve completed about 1,100 installs with RT-APEX, and more are in the works.”
Nieves is so enthusiastic about the benefits of RT-MINI II he came up with a novel way to spread the word. “I wanted my customers to see the product up close for themselves, not just view an iPad demo,” he said. “So, I built a tiny house using plexiglass and mounted RT-MINI II on the roof.” The model home measures just 7 by 16 feet, and Nieves and his team load it onto a trailer and drive it around to show potential customers.
Ryan Loyer, Sales and Procurement Manager for CED Greentech, was already familiar with Roof Tech products before joining the company in early 2019. “When I first came to CED Greentech, we carried RT-MINI and the demand kept growing,” he said. “Now we also carry RT-APEX for customers who prefer...