Concrete Ballast Blocks Solar

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.

Concrete ballast blocks solar.

17 lbs ea compressive strength min p. Ballasted arrays work well on flat rooftops and sites like brownfields superfunds and landfills where few to no penetrations are wanted. Pouring concrete ballast blocks is most cost effective when performed on the solar construction site. Ballast block products 2x8x16 ballast block.

Ballast block solar block. Cromwell concrete products inc. 667 main street cromwell ct 06416 tel. Our ballast units are manufactured in a controlled environment that is not impacted by weather conditions.

Manufactured in a standard size each solar ballast block weights approximately 31lbs. 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. Except when to do so would incur heavier labor costs than an off site pour would incur. In these cases nearby concrete plants are often accommodating of the pouring cutting and assembly to take place on their own concrete yards.

These solar ballast block adhere to the same structural specifications astm c90 as rcp block brick s other manufactured concrete block units. This is a critical common factor in colorado and surrounding states where the tendency for high wind areas and above average snowfall abound. We manufacture several sizes and weights of products that are specifically designed for the strict quality requirements of the solar panel industry.