Rooftop equipment support and method of manufacture

A method of making a roof equipment support comprising:

• preparing a material for extrusion;
• extruding the material through a die, wherein the extrusion forms:
• a platform having a length and a width;
• a pair of sidewalls extending from the platform, wherein an angle between the platform
• and at least one of the pair of sidewalls within the interior cavity is an acute angle;
• a top wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and offset from the platform, wherein
• the platform, the pair of sidewalls, and the top wall define an interior cavity that extends the
• length of the platform from a first end to a second end;
• a pair of strut extensions extending from the top wall, wherein the pair of strut extensions and the top wall define a channel;
• and
• wherein a cross-sectional profile of the support is constant along an entirety of the length of the platform.

A method of making a roof equipment support comprising:

• preparing a material for extrusion;
• extruding the material through a die, wherein the extrusion forms:
• a platform configured to be coupled to a roof,
• a pair of sidewalls extending from the platform, wherein the pair of sidewalls define an interior cavity that is open at at least one end;
• a top wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and offset from the platform and configured to support at least a portion of a structural or mechanical unit;
• and
• a pair of strut extensions extending from the top wall, wherein each of the strut extensions comprises a hook at a distal end that defines a substantially 180 degree bend, wherein the pair of strut extensions and the top wall define a channel that extends at least a portion of the length of the roof equipment support, and wherein a cross-sectional profile of the roof equipment support is constant along an entirety of the length of the platform.