Solar panel on roof top..anyone?

[Captain1]

Re: Solar panel on roof top..anyone?

@SID_NY

so the roof gets insured by them, not us. They take care of it. However in case if we need the roof maintenance which can be highly likely in 20 yrs of contract, there is a 500$ fee that we have to pay them for uninstalling and then installing it back. For now they are saying they’ll waive this fee if we get the roof done with them too but ofcourse they’ll cover that price with us.

Good to know, may be further negotiable.

@SID_NY

That shingles layer is a important point. I didnt think of it. Thanks for pointing that out.
I think it helps more in terms of Tax breaks we get for doing this.
Also a very important question is, if you are going to retain the house for next 20 years. I mean if there are any plans to move, its most likely one should avoid it.

Not many roofs are shingles-over-shingles, but a good point nonetheless. Since you will not be paying anything for solar-panels I don’t think there should be any issue for getting it installed. SolarCity should know average time of home-ownership for a person/family is 7-8 years then they move-on. Besides, if the electricity is going to be cheaper for new-owners as well as the less-insurance due to solar-panel-company-having some insurance it might be more interesting. Though there may be very picky buyers who will stay away from solar-panel-roof-home just for the looks. I will also discuss with my home-owners-insurance to see how they look at getting solar-panels installations on roofs, whether they think its positive or they consider it as hazard.