Things to do before you get solar panels on an industrial roof.
Industrial roofs are ideal places to install solar panels, often because of their size, but also because nobody really ever looks up when they are travelling through an industrial estate, so the aesthetic appearance isn’t as vital as it is on a house in a street.
Before arranging an installation, it is vital to make sure that the roof in question is brought into repair.
That’s because if anything should go wrong with the roof once the solar panels are installed, your new panels might have to be removed – and that is often a very expensive job.
Whether or not the roof is in good condition, it is still worthwhile to obtain a roof condition survey that thoroughly records the state of the roof.
That way, if the contractor involved in your solar panel installation causes any damage, you can hold them responsible because you will have a complete schedule of photographs that prove that the defect wasn;t present before the installation works started.
Prior to installing solar panels on this roof, numerous repairs had to be undertaken to ensure that it would remain watertight for at least the same length of time as the warranty on the solar panels.
Additionally, the roof was coated with a silicone, protective roof coating before installation, ensuring the longevity of the roof.
Beware Of Free Solar Panel Installations
Can you really get free solar panels installed on an industrial building?
Yes you can, but it comes with some caveats.
The solar company will effectively be “renting” your roof and taking a share of any available feed-in tarriff, meaning the money that is made by feeding unused electricity back into the grid.
Such offers seem to good to be true, but they are genuine. Until something goes wrong with your roof.
When that happens, it’s the building occupier who’s normally left with the repair cost, because afterall, it’s their roof.
The difficulty arises when the solar panels have to be removed in order to access the roof to make a repair – and then to reinstall them afterwards. The cost of roof repair could well be down to you.
Arrange A Roof Condition Survey Before Installing Solar Panels On An Industrial Roof
The cost of the survey could easily be paid many times over and save you from considerable problems and expense later.
Pre-Solar Installation Condition Surveys are available direct to building owners, occupiers and solar PV installation companies.
To arrange an independent roof condition survey, please call us, free f charge on 0800 222 9400.
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