☀️ Structure CalculatorElevated H-beam solar structure — Solar Switch

1Site image (optional)

Add a sketch, Google Maps screenshot, or site photo of the roof. It is used in the roof fit check below to place the panel layout on it.

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Tap to choose a photo
or drag an image here, or copy an image and paste it (Ctrl/Cmd + V)

2Panel & layout

Pick a panel from the built-in datasheet library, or choose Manual to enter exact dimensions from your own datasheet. This drives the panel count, rows and columns.

Panel size (datasheet)
Rows × columns (placed)
Overall structure length (across columns)
Overall structure width (front-to-back, all rows)
Panel layout + structure — updates live as you edit panel count/columns (step 2) and girder quantities (step 3)
No site image uploaded
Your uploaded site reference

Roof fit check — layout on your photo

Places the panel layout from step 2 on your site image at true size. Works best with a top-down Google Maps satellite screenshot of the roof.

Add a site image in step 1 to use this.

3H-beam girders (front, rear & horizontal channels)

Weight = total length (ft) × 1.6 kg/ft. Cost = weight × girder rate.

Sep 2026 reference rate — adjust to your current supplier rate.

Front girders

Total length
Weight
Cost

Rear girders

Total length
Weight
Cost

Horizontal channels (front–rear ties)

Total length
Weight
Cost
Total H-beam girder costRs 0

4C-channel purlins

Weight = quantity × length (ft) × 1 kg/ft. Cost = weight × channel rate.

Total length
Weight
Purlin costRs 0

5Angles / braces

Weight = total length (ft) × 0.9 kg/ft. Cost = weight × rate.

Weight
Brace costRs 0

6Baseplates & Rawal bolts

Quantity is linked to total vertical girders (front qty + rear qty) from step 3.

Vertical girders (linked qty)
Baseplate cost
Rawal bolt cost

7Other costs

Nut bolts (panels × rate)
Epoxy / waterproofing
Paint + oil (panels × rate)
Civil work (vertical columns × rate)
Hardware + disk + rods

ΣFull cost breakdown

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— panels— kWRs —/watt
Grand total structure cost
Rs — / watt
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