Master Electrician on every disconnect
Palos Park Solar Panel Removal, Done in the Right Order
We take the array down before your roofer tears off, then bring it back on the finished roof, reconnected and making power, for homes in Palos Park, Palos Heights, Orland Park and Worth.
Towns we coverPalos Park, Palos Hills, Palos Heights, Worth and Orland Park
What stands behind the work
Master Electrician on the wiring
Shutdown, disconnect and reconnection are handled by a Master Electrician, not improvised by a roofing crew.
5-year workmanship warranty
Our detach and reset labor is backed in writing for five years.
Sequenced with your roofer
Panels come down before tear-off and go back after the last shingle.
Quoted by phone
Most homeowners hear a firm number within 48 hours of our roof visit.
What We Do for Palos Park Homes With Solar
Picture the usual story. The roof is tired, the roofer has a start date, and the solar array is the one thing nobody wants to touch. These five services exist to write a better ending to that story.
Solar Panel Removal & Reinstallation (Detach & Reset)
Everything comes off the roof in a careful order, waits in protected storage while the roof is replaced, then goes back on new mounts. The system is reconnected and checked for production before we call it done.
Insurance Claim Detach & Reset
When a storm claim includes a roof with panels on it, you need the solar part written out clearly. We prepare an itemized detach and reset scope with photos that you and your roofer can pass to the adjuster.
Detach & Reset for Roofing Contractors
Roofers bring us in to clear the panels before their crew arrives and reset them after the install. Quotes are per panel, so the number slots straight into the bid.
Roof Replacement Under Solar Panels
The roof and the solar handled as one plan. Detach, replace, re-flash and reset happen in sequence, so the house is never left waiting between trades.
Solar Panel Critter Guard
Wire screening that wraps the outer rim of your panels, so pigeons and wind-blown leaves cannot settle in underneath. Handy on tree-lined lots.
Four Steps, in the Order That Protects Your Roof
A conversation about the roof
You tell us what the roofer has planned, roughly how many panels you have and whether you own the panels or lease them. We tell you how the solar side fits around that plan.
A look at the array and a firm price
We check the panels, mounts, wiring and roof, take photos and record what the system is producing. Your firm number comes by phone, typically inside 48 hours, and it flags any permit or utility notice your address needs.
Panels down, roof replaced
Power is shut off and disconnected first. Next the modules, rails and conduit are lifted away. Each piece is labeled and logged and goes into storage. The roofer inherits a bare roof.
New mounts, panels back, power on
Once the shingles are on, new attachments are installed and each hole through the roof gets new flashing. The panels return to their original positions, the array is wired back up and tested, and the photos and records are yours to keep.
Why Palos Park Homeowners Trust Us With the Sequence
Most trouble on these jobs comes from doing things out of order: wiring rushed, flashing skipped, paperwork forgotten. Here is how we keep each piece where it belongs.
A Master Electrician on the electrical side
The disconnect before removal and the reconnection after the reset are handled by a Master Electrician. That is the part of the job where shortcuts cause real problems, so it never goes to a roofing helper.
Permits and inspections planned in
Where your town requires a permit or an inspection for the reinstall, it is applied for and scheduled as part of the job. If a code update comes up, we explain it before any work is done.
A before picture you can see
Photos of the layout and wiring plus a production reading are taken before anything moves. The system goes back the way it came off, and you can compare the before and after yourself.
Dry mounts, backed for five years
Every attachment on the new roof gets new flashing. Our detach and reset workmanship carries a 5-year warranty, so if something we did is not right, we come back and make it right.
Serving Palos Park and the Neighboring Southwest Suburbs
Palos Park is a village of wooded lots and winding streets along Southwest Highway, bordered by forest preserve on several sides. Those tall trees are lovely until they drop branches and leaves into the space under a solar array, and the Chicago-area mix of heavy snow, spring storms and summer hail wears on roofs everywhere. We work across Palos Park and the Cook County communities around it, from Palos Hills and Palos Heights to Worth, Orland Park, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn and Willow Springs.
Trees, roofs and panels
Shaded, leafy lots collect debris under arrays. A reset is the ideal time to clear it and add a critter guard.
Established homes, new roofs
When the roof on an older house comes due and there is solar on it, the panel plan has to come first.
One crew for the area
Palos Park, Worth or Bridgeview, (708) 787-3128 gets you the same people and the same order of work.
Towns we cover
- Palos ParkSouthwest HighwayHome base
- Palos HillsRoberts Road
- Palos HeightsHarlem Avenue & 127th Street
- Worth111th Street & Harlem Avenue
- Orland ParkLaGrange Road
- Hickory Hills95th Street
- Chicago Ridge95th Street & Ridgeland Avenue
- Willow SpringsArcher Avenue
- Orland Hills159th Street
- Oak Lawn95th Street & Cicero Avenue
- BridgeviewHarlem Avenue
Somewhere close by that is not listed? Mention it when you call. Chances are good we can help.
Ask if your street falls in our area: (708) 787-3128Solar First, Then Shingles, Then Solar Again
Get the order wrong and you end up with a roofer waiting on panels, or panels waiting on a roof. A single call settles which comes first, what it costs and when each piece happens.
Sort out the order of work by phone: (708) 787-3128Most quotes land within 48 hours of the visit.
What Palos Park Homeowners Want to Know
The questions we hear most often before a reroof under solar.
What goes into the price of taking panels off and putting them back?
Mostly the size and layout of the array, the roof's pitch and height, and how the system is wired. New mounts and flashing, any permit where one applies and any parts that need replacing also factor in. Every one of those is listed separately on your quote, so you can see what drives the total.
What is a critter guard, and is it worth adding?
It is a mesh barrier fitted around the edge of the array that keeps birds, squirrels and debris out of the gap under the panels. It is worth considering if you have seen pigeons on the roof, lots of trees nearby or debris building up under the system. Adding it during a reset is easiest, since the area underneath is already open.
Do the panels go back on new mounts and flashing?
Yes. When the new roof is down, fresh mounts are set and every roof penetration gets new flashing before the rails and panels return. Reusing old attachments on a new roof is one of the most common causes of leaks around solar, so we do not do it.
Is it better to replace the roof before adding solar?
If the roof is close to the end of its life, yes. Doing the roof first spares you the cost of pulling the array off down the road. Already have panels on a worn roof? Then build the detach and reset into the reroof plan from day one.
Is removing the array truly necessary before reroofing?
In almost every case, yes. A roofer cannot properly tear off and replace shingles or underlayment beneath an array, and the mounts need new flashing in the new roof. Taking the panels off first is what lets the roof be done right.
The Crew That Keeps Your Roof and Solar in Step
Solar Panel Removal Palos Park started with a simple observation: roof jobs on solar homes go wrong when nobody owns the order of work. So that is what we own. We plan the sequence, take the panels down, keep them safe, and put them back once the new roof is ready for them.
How our crew works
Planning a New Roof Under Your Panels?
Tell us when the roofer wants to start and what is up there. We will set the order, quote it by phone and line up both visits around the roof.
Palos Park plus neighboring Cook County communities.