With regards to the Florida Building Code requirements, the testing is the same. The evaluation protocols are followed and the same performance quality assurance criteria are required. A product with a statewide Florida Product Approval that shows “Approved for use in the HVHZ” has met the same testing standards as a product with a Miami-Dade NOA in compliance with the Florida Building Codes for both impact and non-impact rated products.
FAQs
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Contractors
Sloped Systems: Tile, Concrete Decks, Structural Metal (22 gauge or heavier)
Flat Deck & Low Slope Systems: Granulated Cap Sheet (Roll Roofing), BUR (Built Up Roofing), Modified Bitumen, TPO, EPDM, PVC, Hypalon, SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam), Concrete Decks, Structural Metal (22 gauge or heavier).
Solar Stack does not work with shingle, silicone or polypropylene-based surfaces.
Solar Stack eliminates the need for rails and racks. Instead, your additional mounting hardware can be installed directly to Solar Stack. This allows you to install solar panels directly to our pedestal. We have two quarter-inch channels and a half-inch channel allowing you to use any mid-clamps and end-clamps on the market with our system.
Contractors can either run their wire management from pedestal to pedestal with cable ties or they can use solar panel clips.
Please visit our Technical Page for official certifications and engineering reports.
A primer is not required but is recommended for most roof systems. Please email info@solarstack.com for more information.
Owners
They are exactly as the name itself implies. We here at Solar Stack understand that solar energy patrons have been burdened with the installation process often associated with solar panels. As property owners ourselves, we completely understand how worrying it is to have holes drilled into your roof. For this reason, we’ve designed a solar panel roof mounting system that any property owner can have implemented on their building. And this is mostly thanks to our invention of the solar panel roof mount.
With this product, you won’t have to worry about any penetrations occurring to your roof. More so, you also won’t have to worry about relying on some other expensive means to help install your solar panels.
Our solar panel roof mounting system is a procedure that involves absolutely no penetrations done on your roof whatsoever. We understand the integrity and purpose of a roof’s function. And with holes drilled into roofs, such factors are completely thrown out the window. For this reason, Solar Stack has designed a system where we utilize a unique pedestal configuration that meets even the most stringent wind-code requirements, including HVHZ (High-Velocity Hurricane Zones). This system can be utilized as a flat roof solar mounting system and can also be utilized as a tile roof solar mount.
Without the use of drilling holes, Solar Stack has resorted to utilizing adhesives that we use to install your new mount. Also, to ensure that your mounts are stationary, we go the extra mile and use an innovative pedestal that guarantees solar components will remain secure on your roof.
Absolutely.
Our system is designed so that it can be versatile. We will happily install your new mounts with the use of our solar panel mounting systems flat roof expertise. Likewise, you can also expect to utilize our skills in providing you with the proper tile roof solar mounts as well.
We care deeply for the quality of one’s roof and also acknowledge their interest in relying on solar energy. For this reason, you can trust that we have your best interests in mind when you decided to purchase our solar panel roof mounts.
We here at Solar Stack have eliminated the use of potentially disastrous roof penetrations, allowing you to keep your roof and your roof warranties to stay intact. Considering that no anchor penetrations or structural connection points are needed, installation is simplified. Plus, thanks to this, we’re able to cut labor and installation time in half. And as a result, you won’t only be able to set up your solar panels sooner than usual but you’ll also be able to save money and avoid the risk of damage complications
Ultimately, when you choose us, you’ll have total peace of mind as you’ll be able to save money through the utilization of solar energy.
Florida Product Approval & HVHZ
Florida Building Code Requirements
Florida state law requires certain building envelope components and systems to have either a statewide or local product approval to demonstrate resistance to structural wind loads, defined by the Florida Building Codes, as a prerequisite for your building permit approval.
Solar Stack have been tested to the stringent requirements of the Florida building code and have obtained Florida Product Approvals allowing our products to be used throughout the state including the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ). To address the questions regarding Florida Product Approval for statewide use and local product approvals such as Miami-Date Notice of Acceptance (NOA) we have provided this FAQ.
A Miami-Date Notice of Acceptance (NOA) is a local product approval to meet the code criteria in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) as defined by the Florida Building Codes (FBC).
By Florida state law, building envelope components such as roofing, shutters, doors and windows are required to have a Florida Product Approval that provides evidence that the product is suitable for use in the state of Florida based on standards set in the current Florida Building Codes. Specific limitations of use are provided that limits the approved product’s use to rated structural loads. These approved products can be found on the Building Code Information System (BCIS) www.floridabuilding.org/pr/pr_app_srch.aspx
Per section 202 of the Florida Building Code, the HVHZ (High Velocity Hurricane Zone) is defined as “This area consists of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.”
A Florida Product Approval with HVHZ Certification is accepted statewide, (all 67 counties) including Miami-Dade and Broward counties. A Miami-Dade NOA is only a local product approval though the NOA may be used by a product manufacturer to apply for a statewide Florida Product Approval.
Yes, you can use Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval with HVHZ Certification. Only one is necessary.
