Review
Collect drawings, inspect the roof, understand the proposed PV layout and identify information gaps.
Turnkey solar roof strengthening
Make existing roofs ready for rooftop solar.
Urbanstrut helps owners, solar developers and facility operators assess, design and strengthen existing roof structures for rooftop PV installations.
Check the structure firstExisting roofs are not automatically ready for PV loading.
Design around operationsStrengthening must work around access, production and live facility constraints.
Move beyond a reportThe value is a practical strengthening package that can be built.
Solar starts with load paths.
PV panels add permanent load to an existing roof system. The roof structure needs to be checked before installation decisions are locked in.
What we solve
Solar-ready roofs need structural certainty.
Rooftop PV projects are often driven by energy savings and programme deadlines. But the roof still has to carry the load, perform under wind action and remain practical to strengthen inside a working facility.
01Assess existing capacity.
Review roof structure, trusses, purlins, support conditions, imposed loads and available information.
Review roof structure, trusses, purlins, support conditions, imposed loads and available information.
02Design practical strengthening.
Develop buildable steel strengthening, connection and support strategies for the proposed PV layout.
Develop buildable steel strengthening, connection and support strategies for the proposed PV layout.
03Support implementation.
Coordinate drawings, fabrication thinking, site access and construction-stage support so the strengthening can be delivered.
Coordinate drawings, fabrication thinking, site access and construction-stage support so the strengthening can be delivered.
Turnkey scope
Not only a structural opinion.
Urbanstrut can take the roof-readiness package from assessment through strengthening design and practical implementation support. That matters when the building is occupied, the roof is existing and the solar programme is tied to operational decisions.
- Existing roof and truss assessment for proposed PV loading.
- Structural analysis against the relevant design basis and load combinations.
- Strengthening options shaped around constructability and access.
- Construction drawings, steelwork intent and site-stage support.
- Coordination with owners, solar teams and operational stakeholders.
Delivery sequence
From solar ambition to roof readiness.
The process is structured so clients can make clear decisions before panels, procurement and construction commitments run ahead of the roof.
Check
Analyse roof trusses, load paths, deflection, stress capacity and governing constraints.
Strengthen
Develop practical strengthening options that can be fabricated, accessed and installed.
Support
Assist with drawings, site decisions, quality control and close-out evidence for the strengthening work.
Chapmans Seafood
Industrial roof assessment and strengthening strategy for proposed rooftop PV solar.
Project proof
Chapmans Seafood Solar Roof Strengthening.
Urbanstrut assessed existing steel roof structures for proposed rooftop PV loading, identified strengthening requirements and developed a practical route that considered the live food-processing environment.
Existing roof structuresSteel roof trusses were checked for additional PV loading.
Strengthening requiredAnalysis showed strengthening was required to increase structural capacity.
Operational constraintsOptions were considered around freezer-space access and practical construction disruption.
Renewables-ready structures
Solar installers need roof certainty. Owners need a buildable strengthening plan.
Urbanstrut sits in that practical middle ground: engineering judgement, strengthening design and delivery support for existing roofs being upgraded for rooftop PV.