# How do I lift a solar panel onto a house roof?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [November 17, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351 "2022-11-17T20:38:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![je55eah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@je55eah](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/je55eah)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351/1 "2022-11-17T20:38:24Z")

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My character is holding the panel and he cannot climb the drainpipe with one hand. That’s reasonable, but what do I need? Can I pull it up with a rope? Do I need to find a ladder? Is there a scissors lift or a bucket truck somewhere? Maybe a tractor with a front end loader? Hopefully it will be as simple as needing a rope.

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**Author:** ![Profugo\_Barbatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@Profugo\_Barbatus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profugo_Barbatus)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351/2 "2022-11-17T21:07:29Z")

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Haven’t tried on a roof without a ladder myself, but maybe a stepladder will be enough on its own.

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**Author:** ![Eren\_Rager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/eren_rager/32/11883_2.png) [@Eren\_Rager](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eren_Rager)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351/3 "2022-11-17T23:22:45Z")

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The simplest solution is to find a big enough wearable container, like a military rucksack, then stuff it there before climbing.

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**Author:** ![PALU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@PALU](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PALU)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351/4 "2022-11-18T08:04:13Z")

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Using a stepladder is a good method as it means you don’t risk falling when climbing up/down (or the risk is reduced considerably, anyway: I don’t think I’ve ever fallen once I’ve found out how to use it to get down (which I think is by examining it)).

For a long term solution you may want to actually construct stairs, although you can just leave a stepladder there indefinitely.

There are no mobile lifts available in the game. A grappling hook might work (although there are weird bugs involving it). Still, I’d go for stepladder/stairs.

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**Author:** ![je55eah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@je55eah](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/je55eah)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351/5 "2022-11-23T10:42:32Z")

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I did end up building a stepladder and

 ![oofdah](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/5/5daba599c0722be2bd5cba70b833716f2cc72f4e.png)  
it works great. Unfortunately my base doesn’t have wired walls so I might be moving all of my stuff yet again. I ran an extension cord down, but I failed to run a refrigerator with two panels as they only produce a combined 10w. I also failed to power a lamp, the option wasn’t even presented.

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**Author:** ![Eren\_Rager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/eren_rager/32/11883_2.png) [@Eren\_Rager](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eren_Rager)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-lift-a-solar-panel-onto-a-house-roof/28351/6 "2022-11-23T11:32:01Z")

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You could still wire them by having some copper wires in hand. You could also build your appliances next to each other. And I think extension cords are pretty common in houses unless you got loot spawn rate real low on your world.