Solar Roof Tiny House

3 min read july 2 2018.

Solar roof tiny house.

Move over tiny homes these pre fab solar homes are hot for 2018. Another interesting feature is the home s built in solar roof. 8 your solar panels probably won t be able to go on your roof. Mounting to your roof will make your tiny house rv a few inches taller.

But putting solar panels on the roof of your tiny house probably isn t the best idea particularly if you want to travel. The home has two configurations. Depending on how your tiny house was built and what it was built with the roof may not be strong enough to handle the extra weight. This tiny house design by claude von roesgen not only has a roof made out of solar panels but it also doubles as a pontoon actually tri toon houseboat.

1 to be attached onto a utility trailer or 2 a pontoon boat which i ll show you below. Many people want solar panels on the roof of their tiny house but i opted for a ground mounted solar array which i highly recommend. Tiny house roofs only have around 200 square feet of space and since most roofs are pitched you can really only mount panels on one side. Before installing solar panels on the roof of any tiny house you want to make sure the roof gets enough sunlight and the roof is structurally sound enough to hold up the solar panels and racking equipment.

So can we legitimately call this an amphibious tiny house. When you dream of going tiny you often imagine having everything you need to live in one self contained unit. Depending on your design a few inches can put you over road legal limits 13 6.