Santa Rosa County · Florida
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Navarre, FL
Navarre is an unincorporated beach community on Santa Rosa Sound, wedged between Eglin's forest and the Gulf. It has taken hits from Erin and Opal in 1995, Ivan in 2004, Dennis in 2005 and Sally in 2020, so plenty of roofs here are on their second or third covering.
✓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 Navarre, booked ahead
Navarre is outside our weekly Orlando to Miami run, so work here is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in Panhandle. 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 Navarre
Permits, power and roofs in Navarre
Navarre has no city hall, so permits come from Santa Rosa County's building department, and beachfront lots on Navarre Beach, out on Santa Rosa Island, also fall under state coastal construction rules. FPL, which absorbed Gulf Power, supplies most of the area, and the old Navy landing field at Holley has been turned into a solar farm run by the utility and the Navy. Housing is mostly newer block and frame construction on sandy lots, much of it built for families stationed at Eglin and Hurlburt Field. Wind and salt off the sound reach every roof south of US 98, while neighborhoods to the north see more pine debris. Squalls during hurricane season can spin up brief tornadoes as well.
In Holley by the Sea and the streets off Navarre Parkway, a lot of houses date from the 1990s and 2000s, and the usual trouble is an aging inverter on a system nobody local will touch. On Navarre Beach, salt and blowing sand reach every rail and clamp.
Local details
Navarre at a glance
- Power company
- FPL, the former Gulf Power, across most of Navarre
- County
- Santa Rosa County
- Region
- Panhandle, Florida
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
Before you book
Worth reading first
FAQ
Navarre: questions homeowners ask
Do you work in Navarre?
Yes, as planned travel work. Navarre is outside our weekly Orlando to Miami run, so jobs here are booked ahead and grouped with others in Panhandle, and the drive is priced into the written quote rather than added later.
Who can pull the permit to reinstall solar in Navarre?
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 Santa Rosa County or the city, depending on the address.
Who reconnects the system in Navarre?
Homes in Navarre are generally served by FPL, the former Gulf Power, across most of Navarre. 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 Navarre?
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 Navarre
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 Navarre
Licensed and insured. Any brand, any roofer, any original installer.