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The upstairs also needed insulation so off I went. Working to use up the several pallets of insulation taking up space downstairs. And on the other side I framed in the window, leaving actual installation for a later time. And insulated.

Did I mention there's an upstairs? Yeah, there's an upstairs. Officially it is "for storage only". For most of the build I just had some loose offcuts of plywood up there. Used it to store my compressor so the hose would be closer for all the roof stuff. Now it's time to trow down the 3/4" T&G...

Fireplace installed.

Time has come to get some warmth in this garage. A little concrete work in required so here we go. The firebox of my fireplace must be at least 18" above the concrete so I need to install this little pedestal for it. Poured the concrete and left it hoarded and heated for 24...

This is a shot of a truss where the pilot bit came through and you can see the PL Premium that has leaked out the backside. A good assurance of proper fill.

This is the installation of the Soladeck roof mounted junction box. These work great on shingled roofs, easy as installing a roof vent. I feed the PV wires through a piece of flex to protect them from the elements and the shingles. I won't even go into details of the conditions I terminated this...

Modules are tested for golf ball sized hail. http://www.rci-online.org/interface/2012-CTS-koontz.pdf

Thank you, I am glad you enjoy it. Kind of mash up of a past. I have been a carpenter, electrician and currently an engineer. I had considered metal roof. They make products that allow you to mount the modules directly to the roof removing the large cost of racking. The high cost of the roof...

Denwood, I am working on getting that graph. I have lots of data but I am not at a full year yet. I will post a day of production data in a little while however. I will say I have hit 6180W :) CNG the savings have been quite good, we in Alberta however have very cheap electricity to start...

March 14, 2014 (give or take a little while) Siding installation continued all winter long and I completed the east wall. Finishing the plywood in some of the small sections I had left for more pressing projects. Problem with the truss, this one had been the top of the stack and from...

Ben, It all depends on a few things, if you have closed in the roof it makes it a little more difficult. However one way or another it is really not that hard to install. As for Denwoods idea, I really like that one but I would say it really depends on if you need the garage heated all day. If...

Day two of install At the end of yesterday I had covered the lower rails with tarps to keep the snow off. All I had to do today was go up and shake the snow off the tarps. This is certainly VERY far from ideal installing circumstances but I was determined to get the array installed before...

November 2nd 2013 (continued) Finally the long awaited module installation day. Leading up to this was much preparation. Bonding each section of rail together, running a common grounding wire across all six rails and back to the junction box (JB) on the north roof slope. Typically I prefer to...

As for as the wiring goes for the array, I didn't take any pictures specifically of the set up. The array is broken into two strings of 12 modules. Having all the wiring tye wrapped and in place makes the install go smoothly so planing exactly where you need the wire is crucial. Enter quick sketch.

Sorry to hear that feel through. I would be happy with 08c feed in at this point. I did not consider solar hot water as the entire set up is quite large. I do regret however not going the radiant floor heat w/ a small electric hot water tank.