Roof work · Solar removal and reinstall
Your roof needs replacing. The panels have to come off first.
We remove the array, store it properly, and reinstall it after the roofers finish, without voiding your equipment warranty and without leaving holes that leak in four years.
Tell us what you need
Why it matters
The reinstall is where systems get damaged.
Taking an array off a roof is where the reinstall is won or lost. We label every module, lead and attachment as it comes down and record how the system was wired, so it goes back together the way it was designed. Skip that and putting it back is the part that goes wrong, and the damage usually surfaces years later when nobody connects it to the roof job.
Mounting hardware has a torque spec, and it has a service life.
Lag bolts and clamps that have been through one removal and reinstall are not the same fastener they were. We torque to spec and replace what should not be reused.
Flashing is not reusable.
A flashing that has been lifted off a deck and put back has already given you its one good seal. We flash new. It is the most common corner cut on a reinstall, and you will not see it until it rains.
Panels microcrack when they are handled badly.
Cells fracture under flex and impact in ways you cannot see from the ground. The panel keeps working, at slightly reduced output, and by the time production drift is obvious the warranty conversation is difficult. Every panel comes down into a padded rack and goes back up out of the same rack.
Your equipment warranty has conditions.
Most manufacturer warranties assume the system was installed and serviced to spec. A reinstall done by somebody uncertified is exactly the sort of thing that gets pointed at when you file a claim. Ours is documented, by people the manufacturers certified.
The guarantee
Twelve years, leak-free, on every mounting point.
Every roof penetration we create or reuse for the reinstall carries a twelve-year workmanship warranty against leaks caused by our installation. We fit new footings, flashing and clamps. We reuse rails only when their condition and compatibility allow it; otherwise, we quote replacement rails for the job.
Twelve on a reinstall, twenty-five on a new install.
On a new Braven job we chose the hardware and made every hole, so the leak-free guarantee runs 25 years. A reinstall is different. We are warranting our workmanship on a system whose history we inherited, and twelve years is the number we can stand behind without arguing our way out of it later.
What it does not cover, said plainly.
We do not warrant your existing panels, inverters, optimizers or wiring. That is used equipment with a history we did not see, and nobody honest would warrant it. We cannot guarantee production after reattachment for the same reason. Leaks caused by other trades, by weather, or by later roof alterations are not ours either.
Pricing
The price depends on the rails.
For 13 or more panels with reusable rails, detach and reset is $325 per panel. New footings and clamps are included. Smaller systems and jobs that need replacement rails are quoted individually. We confirm the rail condition and give you a written price for the address before work begins.
| 13 or more panels, rails reused | $325 per panel |
| 12 panels or fewer | Quoted individually |
| Rails replaced | Quoted per job |
Payment is 50% at signing and 50% when the reattachment is scheduled. On insurance and restoration work this is usually coordinated through your primary restoration agreement.
What is not included: repairs to pre-existing faults we find once the array is off. If we uncover a problem that was already there, we tell you and quote it separately rather than absorbing it quietly or leaving it in place.
Process
How it works.
Review.
Panel count, roof scope, timeline, and who else is involved.
Schedule against the roofer.
We come off before they start and back on after they finish. Getting this sequence wrong costs everyone money, so we talk to them directly.
Removal.
Panels off, labelled, stored safely. System isolated and made safe.
Roofers work.
Not our scope, and we are not in their way.
Reinstall.
New flashing, correct torque, wire management redone properly.
Verification.
System back online, production confirmed against what it was doing before, documentation to you.
If your roof is near end of life
Do the roof first if you can.
If you are looking at solar and your roof has under about ten years left, replace the roof before the array goes on. Doing it in that order costs less than paying for a detach and reinstall later. We will tell you which case you're in even though the honest answer sometimes means we don't get the solar job this year.
Trade partners
Panels on the roof shouldn't cost you the job.
We work as the solar sub on roof replacements and storm restorations across Northern Illinois and east through McHenry and Kane. Panels off before you start and back on after you finish, documented and guaranteed.
For roofers and restoration contractorsDetach & reinstall · Stateline · 2026
Panels off Wednesday. Back on Monday. It rained for two of those days.
Twelve modules, all-new hardware, and a schedule that held through the rain.
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Send the panel count and the roof date if you have one. We schedule against the roofer.