Monroe County · Florida
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Marathon, FL
Marathon strings together a dozen or so keys from the Seven Mile Bridge to Grassy Key. Boot Key Harbor sits in the middle, and Irma's heavy damage in 2017 sent much of the city's roof stock through repair or replacement.
✓Licensed & insured
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Orlando to Miami, one crew
✓Written quote before a panel moves
How we cover it
We travel to Marathon, booked ahead
Marathon is outside our weekly Orlando to Miami run, so work here is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in Florida Keys. The drive is priced into the written quote, never added later. Call or text with the roofer's tear-off date and we will tell you which week works.
On the ground in Marathon
Permits, power and roofs in Marathon
Incorporated in 1999, Marathon handles its own permits rather than sending them to Monroe County, and Key Colony Beach, surrounded by Marathon, keeps its own city government. Florida Keys Electric Cooperative serves the Middle and Upper Keys from offices in Marathon and Tavernier, and its lines, not Keys Energy's, feed the city, which matters for the solar shutdown and restart paperwork. Housing ranges from 1950s and 1960s block houses on canal lots to newer homes built high to meet flood rules. Roofs are mostly metal or concrete tile, both demanding at the mounts. Salt and humidity never let up, and Irma's wind and surge in 2017 tested every roof in town.
Along the canals off Sombrero Beach Road and around Boot Key Harbor, owners of homes rebuilt after Irma often find the array's installer has left the Keys. Raised houses mean tall ladders and careful staging for any removal. Older canal-front homes show rust on rails and grounding lugs within a few years of a reinstall.
Local details
Marathon at a glance
- Power company
- Florida Keys Electric Cooperative, which keeps an office in Marathon
- County
- Monroe County
- Region
- Florida Keys
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
Before you book
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FAQ
Marathon: questions homeowners ask
Do you work in Marathon?
Yes, as planned travel work. Marathon is outside our weekly Orlando to Miami run, so jobs here are booked ahead and grouped with others in Florida Keys, and the drive is priced into the written quote rather than added later.
Who can pull the permit to reinstall solar in Marathon?
Only a licensed solar or electrical contractor, because a roofing license does not cover it. The reinstall usually needs its own permit and inspection through Monroe County or the city, depending on the address.
Who reconnects the system in Marathon?
Homes in Marathon are generally served by Florida Keys Electric Cooperative, which keeps an office in Marathon. When an array goes back on after a roof job the utility usually needs to know, and the building department normally inspects the reinstall before the system is switched back on.
Does salt air change the job in Marathon?
It changes what fails first. Salt attacks rails, clamps and grounding hardware long before it hurts a panel, so near the water every fastener gets checked and anything corroded is replaced rather than reused.
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Get a written quote in Marathon
The address, roughly how many panels, who installed them if you know, and what is happening. A photo of the array from the street and one of the inverter get you an accurate number fastest, and texting them is the quickest way to send them.
Solar help in Marathon
Licensed and insured. Any brand, any roofer, any original installer.