Panels off, roof replaced, panels back on. One crew coordinating the schedule, a licensed electrical contractor handling the array, and one written quote for the whole job.
A roof with panels on it needs the panels off to be replaced properly. Here is what actually happens, in order, and who does each part.
A licensed electrical contractor disconnects and removes the array the day before the roof, so the crew has a clear deck at first light.
Panels are labeled and stacked on site, usually in the garage or on the driveway under cover, so nothing leaves your property.
Full tear-off, decking check, new underlayment, and new flashed mounts set in the right places for the array to go back on.
The array goes back on the new mounts, gets reconnected, and is tested before the electrician leaves. Typically within a week of the roof.
We roof. Licensed electricians handle the panels and the inverter connections. That's the right way and the way your installer's warranty expects.
Detach and reset is a normal line item on a hail claim. We document the array with the roof so it's in the scope from the start.
Every solar mount is a hole through the roof. Leaving the array in place means the old shingles and old flashing stay under it, and that is exactly where the next leak starts. Taking the panels off lets us tear off to the deck, run new underlayment, set new flashed mounts, and reinstall the array on a roof that will outlast it. Rooftop solar is common along the Wasatch Front, so this is a job we plan for, not a surprise.
Need the detach and reset on its own, or quoted separately from the roof? Ask. We'll price it as its own line item. Have the panels' paperwork handy when we come out and we'll check the mounting specs and any installer warranty conditions before anything comes off.
We won't. The old shingles and flashing under the array are exactly where the next leak starts. The panels come off, the roof gets done right, and they go back on new mounts.
Usually a day before the roof and up to about a week after, depending on the electrician's schedule. Your system is off during that window.
A licensed electrical contractor, not our roofing crew. That's the right way and the way your solar installer's warranty expects.
It's a normal line item on a hail claim. We document the array with the roof so it's in the scope from the start; your policy is the final word.
How claims work →It shouldn't if licensed electricians do the work and the mounts are set to the manufacturer's spec. Bring your installer's paperwork to the estimate and we'll check the conditions before anything comes off.
No. We roof. If you want a new array after the roof, we can set the new roof up so an installer has a clean deck to work with.
Tell us you have solar and we'll bring the electrical partner into the estimate from the start. Free inspection, photos of everything, and one written quote that covers the whole job.
