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A Tiny Plexiglass House Featuring RT-MINI Closes Deals on the Spot

  • By Roof Tech US
  • on April 13, 2022

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.

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Flexible Flashing Wins the Day for Michigan’s Strawberry Solar

  • By Roof Tech US
  • on January 26, 2022

Nagle first discovered Roof Tech products in 2018. “We use RT-MINI for all our residential installations that use conventional rail mounting systems,” he explained. “The MINI is ideal for steep-pitched roofs and any job where we need to install multiple arrays.” The RT-MINI II is engineered to withstand wind speeds up to 180mph and up to 90 PSF of ground snow, making it a great choice for cold weather environments like Michigan.

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For Peak Performance in Extreme Weather, Roof Tech’s AlphaSeal™ Technology Delivers

  • By Roof Tech US
  • on January 11, 2022

Annual temperatures in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, range from a high of 90°F in summer to a low of -40°F in mid-winter. With such extreme fluctuations in weather, solar installers in that region require mounting solutions that are impervious to these changes. Kevin Hartmetz, who joined BLDG Electric in 2015 and became a full partner in 2018, manages all estimating for the company’s projects. “We first got into solar in 2017 when one of our residential customers had been working with a solar contractor and asked us to take over the job,” he said. “Shortly after, we discovered that the RT-MINI was available at our wholesaler, and we decided to try it.”

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Roof Tech Puts Its Show on the Road and Sparks a New Era in Customer Relationships

  • By Roof Tech US
  • on December 06, 2021

In late 2018, Joe and Mike put their idea into action. They rented a U-Haul® truck and trailer and installed a demo roof on the trailer with four solar panels featuring RT-APEX, Roof Tech’s rail-less residential roof mount featuring AlphaSeal™ Technology. It was the launch of the first RT-APEX Roadshow.

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Freezing Winter Weather is No Match for Roof Tech AlphaSeal™ Technology

  • By Roof Tech US
  • on November 09, 2021

What installers need to know about the impact of Ice dams and how to protect the roof. Because roofing is always exposed to the elements, winter weather varies with heating and cooling cycles that cause snow and ice to melt on sunny days and re-freeze at night, creating ice dams on the eaves and in roof “valleys”. Mike Dunlap explained that building codes require roofers to install a special ice and water shield in these areas to protect against ice dams.

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