In-Roof PV Panels

2024 saw the highest level of solar system installation for over seven years. Not a great surprise, as homeowners look for ways to keep energy bills down and reduce the cost of charging cars overnight.

And as Future Homes Standards approach, and the likelihood of a requirement on housebuilders to incorporate PV roof panels on new builds, we are already seeing many of the major players incorporating in-roof solar panels in designs currently being built around the UK.

Design Manager at Scotts Timber Engineering, Lawrence Raven, is increasingly seeing this trend reflected in work from across the sector:  “Often the integrated panels are lighter than the tiles they replace, however some minor adjustments are required to roof loads at design stage, but with Vistry, Persimmon and Miller Homes (to name but a few) already incorporating in-roof PV, it’s rapidly becoming the new normal to integrate solar panels into the roofline.”

To discuss your design needs please call Scotts on 01832 32366 or thrapston@scottste.co.uk.