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 Tamarac

Tamarac spreads across west Broward on either side of Commercial Boulevard, about 74,000 people in 33319 and 33321, four miles back from the ocean. That distance changes the job. Salt matters far less here than it does on the beach, while heat, afternoon storms and wind uplift matter more. When one of these roofs gets replaced, the array on it comes down first, and that is not a roofing task.

Sequence is where these jobs succeed or fail. Removal has to happen before the tear-off, the reinstall has to wait until the new roof passes its own inspection, and the two contractors need one agreed calendar. Homeowners usually discover this after signing the roofing contract, when the roofer explains that live PV sits outside their license and their insurance. By then the tear-off date is usually already fixed.

Four miles inland, the array's enemies are heat and wind rather than salt. Modules run hot through the summer and output sags with temperature, which is normal derate and not failure. What matters at reinstall is that standoff height and the airflow behind the modules are restored, and that the attachment pattern is rebuilt to the racking manufacturer's tables rather than to whatever was there before.

FPL serves the address and credits exported power at the retail rate, so the system's value depends on it coming back correctly interconnected. Tamarac is incorporated, so permits generally run through the city rather than Broward County, and an electrical reinspection closes the job. It is planned work with fixed dates, which is exactly how it is covered from Orlando and Tampa.

What We Check

On a Tamarac removal we get these right

One calendar, two contractorsRemoval goes the day before tear-off and reinstall after the roof passes inspection. Both dates get set when the roofing contract is signed, not chased afterward. The most common cost overrun here is a crew arriving to a roof that is not ready, or an array sitting in a garage three extra weeks.

Wind uplift is rebuilt at reinstallAttachment is what holds an array in a storm, and it is entirely rebuilt during a reinstall. Lags land in rafters at the spacing the racking manufacturer specifies, clamps go to torque, and tired hardware is replaced. None of that is visible from the ground, which is exactly why it gets documented.

Heat, airflow and the standoffInland Broward summers heat modules well past ambient and production drops with the temperature. That is derate, not damage. When the array goes back, the rail height that kept air moving behind the modules is restored rather than reduced, because a lower array on a hot roof runs hotter.

Where thirty modules live for two weeksA full residential array is a lot of glass to keep safe for the length of a reroof. It stands on edge with separators, indoors, together with the inverter and shutdown hardware. Deciding where before removal day is not a detail. It is the difference between an intact system and a cracked one.

Rows, labels, photographsThe array comes off in rows from the top down, every module and home run tagged, the whole layout photographed first. It costs an hour and it is what makes reinstall a reassembly. Without it, string mapping after the fact turns every future service call into detective work.

The warranty conversation happens beforePanel, inverter and roof warranties belong to three companies with three positions on third-party work. Agree in writing, before the tear-off, who covers a leak at a mount, who covers a damaged module, and who gets called first. Afterward, that conversation happens between lawyers instead of contractors.

FAQ

Solar service in Tamarac — common questions

Does my roofer handle the solar panels?

Almost never. Removing an array means isolating a DC source, disconnecting at the inverter and unbolting racking attached to the structure, which sits outside a roofing license and usually outside the roofer's insurance. The two trades work in sequence on the same roof, and that sequence is agreed before either starts.

How much does being inland change the job?

It shifts what matters. Four miles from the ocean, hardware corrosion is a much smaller factor than on the beach, and heat and wind attachment are bigger ones. Removals here spend less time replacing pitted lugs and more on rebuilding the attachment pattern and restoring the airflow gap behind the modules.

Do I need a permit for a removal and reinstall in Tamarac?

Generally yes, separate from the roofing permit. Tamarac is incorporated, so it normally runs through the city rather than Broward County, and it carries an electrical reinspection once the array is back up. Until that inspection is signed the job is not closed, whatever the system happens to be producing.

Can I upgrade the system while it is down?

Sometimes it makes sense, since the labor to get up there is already being paid for. Adding modules or changing the inverter is a modification, though, and it goes to FPL as a change to the approved interconnection before the system is energized. That paperwork takes time, so the decision is made early.

What should I have in hand at the end of the job?

The closed permit including its electrical reinspection, photographs of the new flashings taken before modules were set, torque values from the reinstall, a string map, and confirmation that monitoring reports under your own account. Those are the documents a warranty claim or the next technician will ask for.

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Other solar work we do here

Repair & maintenanceDiagnostics, inverter faults, monitoring and post-storm checks.

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