Roof Plane With Southern Exposure

Roof sheathing attaches to the surface of the rafters or trusses to form the structural skin of the roof.

Roof plane with southern exposure.

Download the free plan for this three bedroom two bathroom modern shed roof style house. We will be changing the overhangs on the southern exposure to optimize summer shading and winter passive solar gain. We re thinking of using cardinal low e 366 all around the house. Designed for southern exposure.

The panels are attached directly to the roof. The southern exposure will have seasonal full sun. Don t despair if your roof doesn t face true south. It s easy to find out what direction your roof faces by looking your house up on google maps.

Additionally the mature trees on the southern exposure will contribute to the shading and full sun strategy. We are looking at installing a 5kw system lg neon 2 panels and fornius inverter on a double storey house and had initially thought of splitting the panels between our north east and west facing roofs so that we got production over most of the day 8 panels north 4 east and 4 west. The bernoulli effect causes the air on top and on the downwind side of the house to be at a lower pressure. I would be grateful for any thoughts suggestions on the direction to face solar panels.

The original plan is being built in idaho but would be great for any sunny locale. When air passes over your home it works the same way as it does over an airplane wing. The design allows you to build a family sized small house that s super insulated and maximized for serious southern exposure. It spans the rafters to support the roofing and in the case of panel sheathing such as plywood or osb it acts as a diaphragm with the walls to resist horizontal loads.