Install rooftop solar on a rowhome, Gift St, Franklinton

Gift St's rowhome roofs sit in full sun producing nothing while Columbus's grid mix keeps getting cleaner every year; rooftop PV is the Energy petal's primary instrument here. Standard: Rooftop solar PV installation — NEC Article 690 + local AHJ permit, SEIA/NABCEP install best practice (LBC Energy petal). SDG 7. Proof: Before photos of roof and main panel + Attachment torque + flashing log with photos + AHJ inspection pass + permission-to-operate submission reference + Photo of the commissioned array and its initial production reading Method (Rooftop solar PV installation — NEC Article 690 + local AHJ permit, SEIA/NABCEP install best practice (LBC Energy petal). SDG 7.): 1. Verify the approved permit plan set against the actual roof (structure, shading, layout) and photograph the roof and main panel before work. 2. Install flashed attachments and racking to the structural plan; torque-log every connection and flash every penetration watertight. 3. Mount modules and run wiring per NEC 690; a licensed electrician makes and inspects the terminations. 4. Commission per the inverter checklist and record initial production. 5. Pass the AHJ final inspection, submit utility permission-to-operate, and photograph the finished array, labels and production reading. Done when: Before photos of roof and main panel + Attachment torque + flashing log with photos + AHJ inspection pass + permission-to-operate submission reference + Photo of the commissioned array and its initial production reading

Where

500 block of Gift St, Franklinton, Columbus OH 43215 (residential, "the Bottoms")

Pay

$220 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Before photos of roof and main panel + Attachment torque + flashing log with photos + AHJ inspection pass + permission-to-operate submission reference + Photo of the commissioned array and its initial production reading

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

advanced

Open until

2026-09-01

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 480–960 minutes. Method of record: Rooftop solar PV installation to NEC Article 690 + local AHJ permit, per SEIA/NABCEP install best practice — licensed/credentialed crew; assess→install→verify in one job

Bring

• fall protection (anchored harness) + hard hat + gloves (site PPE)
• PV modules, racking/flashing, inverter(s), conduit and NEC 690-rated disconnects per the approved plan set
• torque wrench + multimeter/clamp meter + irradiance or production-check tool
• approved permit plan set + utility interconnection application

Steps

1. 1. ASSESS: verify the approved permit plan set matches the roof (structure, rafter condition, shading, array layout); confirm the main panel rating and the planned interconnection method; photograph existing roof + panel before work.
2. 2. Install flashed roof attachments and racking to the structural plan (torque to spec, flash every penetration watertight); document torque checks.
3. 3. Mount modules, run conduit/wiring, and land the inverter(s) and NEC 690 disconnects and labels exactly per the plan set; a licensed electrician makes and inspects the electrical terminations.
4. 4. Commission: energize per the inverter checklist, measure open-circuit/operating values against design, and record initial production.
5. 5. VERIFY: pass the AHJ final inspection and submit utility permission-to-operate; photograph the completed array, labels, and production reading; leave the owner the as-built + warranty packet.

If it does not match the plan

• Rotted/soft decking, undersized structure, or panel bus rating below plan -> STOP: route back to engineering/AHJ before any mounting.
• Any wiring or termination outside the licensed electrician's sign-off -> not done; no energization until corrected.
• Work at roof height without anchored fall protection -> STOP work immediately.

What counts as done

• Every roof penetration flashed and photographed; racking torque log complete
• AHJ final inspection passed and utility permission-to-operate submitted/granted
• Initial production reading recorded and within design tolerance, with photo of the meter/app
• As-built plan + labels photographed (NEC 690 rapid-shutdown/disconnect labeling in place)

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.