On Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 2:57:24 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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> On 7/18/2020 2:22 PM, wrote:
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> > He was needing a new roof anyway. He could have replaced it with longlife
> > asphalt shingles and the money he saved on the roofing could have been used
> > for solar panels.
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> Doubt his roof was a good candidate for solar panels. They are best on
> the side of a typical A frame styles, especially if south facing.
> John's roof is four sided and each side has a dormer taking up some of
> the space and shading one side. Variation of a hip roof.
>
That's when the solar power company would come out and say yay or nay
for panels for his roof.
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> Garage roof may be a better option, or even back yard if allowed.
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The ones I've seen for backyards are quite large and he would need a
good size lot to accommodate them. Then there is the danger he'd run
into them with his car as he did his house.