How long does it take?

Most removal and reinstallation timelines depend on your roofing schedule, but we coordinate everything to keep the process as fast and smooth as possible.

What happens after removal?

Your panels are safely stored until your roof work is completed, then we reinstall and test your system.

Will my roof be damaged?

No. Our process is designed to protect your roof and prevent leaks, and all work is handled by trained professionals.

Can I remove panels myself?

We strongly recommend against it. Improper removal can cause damage to both your roof and your solar system.

Do you work with insurance?

Yes. We help guide you through the insurance process and provide the documentation needed.

Can I upgrade my system during reinstall?

In many cases, yes. We can evaluate upgrade options when reinstalling your system.

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Removal & Reinstall

Panel removal and reinstall in Lake Wales

Lake Wales sits up on the Iron Mountain ridge, the high ground Bok Tower Gardens was built on, in the middle of Polk County. Removal and reinstallation work here starts the way it starts everywhere: a roof reaches the end of its life, the roofing estimate excludes solar, and the homeowner finds out that the array is now their problem to schedule.

There is a local wrinkle worth clearing up first. The city utility handles water, sewer and stormwater. It does not sell electricity. Power in Lake Wales comes from Duke Energy Florida, which credits exported energy at the retail rate, so the interconnection agreement and the net meter belong to Duke and must come back exactly as they were after the roof is finished.

This is inland Polk County, and the wear on an array here is heat, dust and pollen rather than anything to do with water. Output drifts down a few percent at a time without a single fault code, and the film in the rail channels and on the back of the modules is only reachable when the array is on the ground.

Lake Wales sits between Orlando and Tampa, and removal is planned work by nature, so it gets booked as a scheduled trip against your roofer's calendar rather than as a call-out. Take-down day, a finished and dry roof, reinstallation, reinspection. Four fixed points, agreed in advance, so the modules are not sitting in a garage for a month waiting on a delivery of shingles.

What We Check

On a Lake Wales removal we get these right

Your electric utility is Duke, not the cityLake Wales bills water, sewer and stormwater; electricity is Duke Energy Florida, which credits exports at the retail rate. That matters because the interconnection paperwork, the meter and any post-reinstallation notification all go to Duke. We read the provider off your meter and bill rather than assuming it.

City of Lake Wales or unincorporated Polk CountyPermits and reinspection follow the address. Some parcels are inside the city limits and others sit in unincorporated Polk County, and the two do not share a counter. Confirming which office issues the permit before the tear-off keeps the roofing crew from losing days waiting on a file.

Storage on a large rural lotSpace is rarely the constraint here, protection is. Modules go on edge in a rack, off the ground, covered and out of the weather, with hardware bagged and labeled row by row. Panels leaned against a barn wall or laid flat in a yard come back with cracks nobody can see.

Handling that prevents invisible damageGlass never faces the ground, stacks never go up without separators, and no module is carried by one long frame rail. Cell cracks born in the handling stage pass every visual inspection and then show up months later as a string that underperforms its neighbors on clear days.

New mounts on rafters, flashing done in orderThe old penetrations vanish with the old roof. Each new mount is located over a rafter rather than bare decking, flashing goes under the course above instead of over it, and clamp torque follows the module manufacturer's specification rather than the installer's wrist.

Three warranties, three counterpartiesThe panel warranty, the inverter warranty and the new roof warranty are separate documents held by separate companies. Because reinstallation puts fresh holes in a brand new roof, the mounting and flashing scope is written down and shared with the roofer before either trade starts work.

FAQ

Solar service in Lake Wales — common questions

Does the City of Lake Wales handle my solar credit?

No. The city utility covers water, sewer and stormwater only. Your electricity, your net meter and your interconnection agreement are with Duke Energy Florida, which credits exported power at the retail rate. That distinction matters during a removal, because any notification about the system going down and back up goes to Duke, not to city utilities.

How long does a removal and reinstallation take?

Removal is generally a single working day. The gap that follows belongs to the roof, and it runs from a few days to several weeks depending on deck repairs, weather and material lead times. Reinstallation is another day or so once the roof is complete and dry, followed by the reinspection the permit requires.

Can my roofing crew put the panels back afterward?

Putting an array back is the part that decides whether the job succeeded. It involves locating rafters through new decking, flashing under the correct shingle course, torquing clamps to specification and re-terminating DC connections with matching connectors. Roofers are not licensed or equipped for that side, which is why their estimates exclude it in the first place.

Will my panels be damaged during the process?

Handling is where the risk sits, not the roof work. Modules crack at the cell level when they are set face down, stacked without separators or lifted by one long edge, and none of that shows on a visual check. Written handling rules and racked, upright storage are what keep a reinstalled array performing like the one that came off.

Do I need a permit for this in Polk County?

In Florida, removal and reinstallation typically require a permit and a reinspection once the array is back up. The office that issues it depends on whether your address is inside Lake Wales city limits or in unincorporated Polk County. We confirm that from the parcel record and pull the permit before the roofing schedule is set.

Also in Lake Wales

Other solar work we do here

Repair & maintenanceDiagnostics, inverter faults, monitoring and post-storm checks.New installationSizing, interconnection and permitting for a new system.

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