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Old 08-18-2025, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ZPaul View Post

If a properly done installation, panels should withstand hurricanes. A little worried in that Villages Roofs tend to be truss roofs. I had a 2x12 beam roof which was very strong.
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"Beams" typically support floors, not specifically roofs. A 2"x12" may be a roof rafter, but not usually not a beam (unless it was a tiny house).

Trusses are generally, pound for pound, inch for inch, stronger than dimensional lumber.

Solar system are usually fairly light-weight and most any roof structure that meets recent building codes, can bear the weight of a solar system.
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