Concrete Ballast Blocks Solar

Solar ballast block provides the dispersion of point loads without the need for penetrating roofing materials.

Concrete ballast blocks solar.

We manufacture several sizes and weights of products that are specifically designed for the strict quality requirements of the solar panel industry. Except when to do so would incur heavier labor costs than an off site pour would incur. Ballast units are delivered to the site ready for installation shortening project lead times. This is a critical common factor in colorado and surrounding states where the tendency for high wind areas and above average snowfall abound.

667 main street cromwell ct 06416 tel. Ballast block solar block. 17 lbs ea compressive strength min p. Our ballast units are manufactured in a controlled environment that is not impacted by weather conditions.

Ballasted arrays work well on flat rooftops and sites like brownfields superfunds and landfills where few to no penetrations are wanted. These solar ballast block adhere to the same structural specifications astm c90 as rcp block brick s other manufactured concrete block units. Pouring concrete ballast blocks is most cost effective when performed on the solar construction site. The solar panel ballast blocks provided by rcp block brick are a durable and simple way to add ballast weight to your solar panel array.

Ballasts are the heavy non penetrating solution to installing solar where installers use concrete blocks to mount arrays instead of making holes in rooftops or screwing into the ground. Cromwell concrete products inc. Manufactured in a standard size each solar ballast block weights approximately 31lbs.