For Tesla roof, what are tiles for NON solar portion made of?

[sorka]

I have a ski club lodge at Dodge Ridge Ski resort in Pinecrest. It's the one private residence at Dodge Ridge. We need to replace the roof and given the insane quotes we've gotten from local contractors, we thought we might at least explore a Tesla solar roof.

The lodge is about 7000 square feet and is 3 stories. Tesla's online estimator based on the address, number of stories, and square footage is coming out at $35K.

But I'm guessing this is only an estimate and it could be way off. The roof has a high pitch. Also, the quote just seems a little low given it's a somewhat remote area but the quote did include the address.

Also, does anyone know what the use for the non solar roof portion? i.e. if half the roof is solar based on the electricity usage, what is the non solar portion? Glass tiles that look like solar?

 

[Ampster]

Glass tiles that look like solar?

Yes, glass tiles.

 

[aesculus]

As @sorka stated they are glass that is almost identical to the active tiles. Note that the caps and edges are actually metal sheeting painted black. These are about 10" wide.

 

[wjgjr]

What is the pitch? The datasheet I received for the solar roof shingles says they can be installed on pitches between 2/12 and 12/12.

As far as pricing, it does not seem like Tesla adjusts pricing for location. They may not do the job if it is too out of the way, but it seems like if you get a quote for a specific roof, it will be the same regardless of where the roof is located. That is part of what made a solar roof more competitive for us, since we are in a relatively expensive area, particularly for labor costs, had we gone with a traditional roof and panels.

 

[sorka]

I'm seeing it says 20:12.


Tesla Solarglass Roof

 

[wjgjr]

I'm seeing it says 20:12.


Tesla Solarglass Roof

You are right - guess they have updated that since they provided the datasheet to me. (I wish the datasheet was posted on their website like the PW one is.)

 

[sorka]

20:12 is an incredibly steep pitch. I can't imagine any roof that would exceed that.