Flat roofs with solar panels.
Panels on a roof that has five years left is an expensive mistake: they will have to come off again.
Four simple steps
Request a quoteMeasuring and inspecting
I come out, measure your roof and look at exactly what it needs.
A keen quote
You get a clear quote with no obligation. No surprises afterwards.
We build your roof
Once you agree, we schedule the work for a time that suits you.
Handed over watertight
The roof is handed over fully watertight, with a 10-year guarantee.
Panels on the way?
Have the roof checked first. Give me a call and you will know whether the order is right before the installer comes round.
What this work includes
- Roof inspection before panels are fitted
- New roof covering beneath panels
- Removing, shifting and refitting panels
- Repairs around outlets and fixings
- Leaks under existing panels
- Black or white cap sheet beneath the panels
- Coordination with the installer
Roofs with solar panels, and what you notice of it
Roofs with solar panels
I hand over roofs that are ready for panels, and repair roofs that already carry them. If there are panels on a roof that needs replacing, they come off and go back on afterwards. Taking them off and refitting them is something I arrange during the work, together with your installer, so you have nothing to sort out yourself. If the panels only need shifting to reach part of the roof, I take care of that in the same way. People having panels fitted regularly choose a white cap sheet rather than a black one. That is your own choice; I hand the roof over in the finish you want.
The signs
Before you have panels fitted: have the roof checked first. And for leaks under existing panels, where the outlets and the fixing points are the most common cause.
The order is half the job
A panel lasts twenty-five years, a bitumen roof twenty to thirty. If those two do not run together, the panels have to come off once along the way. So with solar panels the question is really always the same: how old is the roof underneath. If it is still young, I set it up for panels during a renovation: fixing points and cable entry in the right place. If an array is already there, I arrange the removal and refitting with your installer.
What people ask about this
Yes. The covering runs underneath them, so working around them is not possible. Removing and refitting them is something I arrange during the work, together with your installer.
Usually yes. The leak is almost always at a fixing point or the cable entry, and those can be reached without dismantling the whole array.
Have the roof checked. If it turns out to have years left, the panels can go on. If it is due for replacement, this is the moment to do that first.
What kind of roof is it?
New roofing with the fixing points and the cable entry already planned in, so the installer can get straight to work.
If there is already an array on a roof that needs replacing, I arrange the removal and refitting during the work.
If only part of the roof has to be opened, the panels move aside temporarily rather than coming off entirely.
Usually at a fixing point or the cable entry. Traceable without dismantling the whole array.
A dedicated penetration with a good collar, torched in watertight. Safer than running the cables past the roof edge.
Under panels people regularly choose white rather than black. Your choice; I hand the roof over in the finish you want.
Request a quote for roofs with solar panels, no obligation.
Fill in the form or give me a call. I come out, measure it up and tell you what is needed. A 10-year guarantee on watertightness, and you are tied to nothing.
Roof maintenance and inspection
Having a look every five years often prevents a bigger repair.
Roof renovation
Due for replacement? I measure up, assess it and tell you honestly whether a repair will still do.
Flat roofs and bitumen
New bituminous roofing on a house, extension, garage or commercial building.