Considerations – Some of the areas of the roof were extremely steep (12/12 pitch). We also had to deal with some high winds due to the property being located high up on the hill. This also meant that the rear of the house was very high up. Our crew all wore safety harnesses. We also have a couple of days of very heavy rain which is common in early summer in Calgary.
Customer feedback/thoughts – The customer was very happy with the installation and we have used them for references for future projects.
Cost – $36,000
Solar rebate/incentive applied – The customer was able to take advantage of the $5000 Greener Homes Grant
Duration – Design, planning an micro gen application – 6 weeks,
Installation – 1 week
Summary –
solar is very popular in Springbank Hill. The age of the house makes working on them very enjoyable, but there are a lot of steep roofs, and wind can definitely be an issue with the houses located high up on the hill.