The green roof retrofit system uses a
1/2”x30” earth anchor that is screwed in
to the dirt a minimum of 24”. By anchoring
the supports in the earth, the roof brackets
are relieved of major wind loads. Anchors
are placed on opposite sides of the building.
The support wire extends from one anchor
up over the building to the the anchor on the other side. Turnbuckles are used to keep a slight tension on the wire. The wire is galvanized #9 Hi-tensile steel.(see caution
at bottom of page)

The GUTTER BRACKET 1 transitions the wire from vertical to the pitch of the roof. The pipe is bent to the angle of the roof and can be adjusted to offset the gutter if there is one on the building. The brackets
are attached with 1 1/4” S.S. metal roofing
screws. The bracket must be laid on a bed
of urethane caulk and the screws must be inserted through the bed of caulk to insure a watertight installation.

The ROOF BRACKET 1 is installed in the
middle of the roof. Spacing of this bracket
is dependent upon the wind load factor for
your area but normally they are spaced
every 12’ to 16’ along the support wire in
the field of the roof. Most installations will
have one ROOF BRACKET per wire on
each side of the roof.

We fabricate the model 1 brackets from
1 1/8” by 1/8” zinc plated steel flat bar.

The the two legs of the model 1 brackets are
bolted together with 1/4” machine bolts.
The 1/2” galvanized pipe is attached with
stainless steel screw clamps to allow
for adjustments during installation.

Our state of the art robotic nano-dudeic
production line allows GreenShade
Systems to produce a superior roof
support bracket at very competitive
prices.

roof brackets fabricated from 1″x1/8″ flat stock

This is our second generation bracket made from EMT conduit

BRACKET 2 installed raises the wires
approx. 18” off the roof. Material cost
reduced 75% with pipe instead of
flat bar stock.