Everywhere that they placed sheet metal, they could see through the roof.
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Needs a reroof
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Everywhere that they placed sheet metal, they could see through the roof.
Yankee Chronicler
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I could never understand why people put solar panels on worn out roofs.
I don't know how it works in other regions but, around here, the solar people are extremely aggressive in their sales. I used to get multiple calls every week trying to talk me into allowing them to put solar panels on my roof. (I don't get them now because I've stopped answering the phone.) The electrical inspector at work has told us that the solar companies all tell prospective clients not to worry about roof replacement, they'll take the panels off and then reinstall them. What they don't tell people is how much they charge to do that.
I don't know how it works in other regions but, around here, the solar people are extremely aggressive in their sales. I used to get multiple calls every week trying to talk me into allowing them to put solar panels on my roof. (I don't get them now because I've stopped answering the phone.) The electrical inspector at work has told us that the solar companies all tell prospective clients not to worry about roof replacement, they'll take the panels off and then reinstall them. What they don't tell people is how much they charge to do that.
MtnArch
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Or, as my sister and her husband found out, that the solar company has gone out of business - and now they had to find SOMEONE who would remove their (2-year-old) panels and re-install them AFTER they had a new roof installed. My concern has always been (and will ALWAYS be) once the panels are installed, who do you call when you get a leak from penetrating the roofing material: the roofing manufacturer? (you penetrated the membrane in an unapproved manner), the solar contractor ("we gooped it up good .. WE didn't cause the leak")? or the roofer ("I didn't install it .. I don't cover it")? 
Yankee Chronicler
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This is why I wouldn't consider putting solar panels on anything but a new roof, and I would want ice and water shield under the entire area where the solar panels might go. As far as I know, ice and water shield is self-healing, so it should prevent any water from getting through the roof along the fasteners.