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Panels last 25 years. Your roof has to, too.
The most expensive mistake in residential solar is putting panels on a roof with ten years left. In year twelve someone has to pull the whole system off, replace the roof, and put it back. We check the roof first, and if it needs replacing, we do it before the panels go on.
How we decide whether the roof needs replacing
Before we design anything, we look at the roof’s age, the condition of the underlayment, and how the tile or shingle has held up in the sun. A twenty-year-old composition shingle roof in Fontana is usually at the end of its life. A tile roof can be fine at thirty years if the underlayment is sound. We tell you what we found and why, with photos, and the decision is yours.
Why one permit and one crew matters
When a roofing company and a solar company work separately, each one’s warranty stops where the other one’s work starts. A leak at a panel mount becomes an argument about whose fault it is. When both are coordinated onto the same permit, there is one schedule and one phone number. Ours covers the roof, the mounts, and the panels for 25 years.
What the bundle includes
- RoofTear-off, new underlayment, and new tile or shingle to match the neighborhood
- SolarQ Cells panels and a Tesla Powerwall 3, sized from your bill
- PermitOne permit for both, pulled and inspected by CSLB-licensed partner companies
- TimelineRoof first, panels within days of the roof passing inspection
- Warranty25 years on roof leaks, roof penetrations, panels, labor, and production
- CostRoof work is quoted separately by the roofing partner and is not part of the $0-down solar agreement. You see both numbers before you decide.
Roof types across the region
Concrete tile dominates newer tracts in Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Temecula, and the desert cities. Older homes in Pomona, Whittier, El Monte, and San Bernardino are mostly composition shingle, and those are the roofs that most often need replacing before solar. Flat and low-slope roofs in Palm Springs and Palm Desert get foam or torch-down, and panels mount on tilt racks.
Not sure your roof will make it 25 years?
Send one Edison bill and a photo of the roof. We’ll tell you whether it needs replacing before solar goes on, and what both numbers look like.
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