DeKalb County · Georgia
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Brookhaven, GA
Brookhaven became a city in 2012, but its oldest neighborhood dates to the 1910s. Historic Brookhaven grew up around a country club and has large period houses on wooded lots, while Ashford Park, Drew Valley and Brookhaven Fields are streets of 1940s and 1950s cottages and brick ranches, many now replaced by much bigger houses.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Brookhaven
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Brookhaven. Call or text the address, the panel count and what is going on, and you get a straight answer: what the job needs, roughly what it costs, and whether we can take it on or who should.
On the ground in Brookhaven
Permits, power and roofs in Brookhaven
Building permits come from the city's community development department, and its tree rules matter: removing a large tree to open up a roof typically needs city approval and sometimes replacement planting. Every address in Brookhaven is on Georgia Power. Roof stock splits two ways. Original postwar cottages have low roofs and small planes, while new two-story infill has tall roofs, multiple dormers and far more room for panels. Peachtree Creek and the wooded stream valleys keep the canopy dense, and leaf and pine litter piles up behind any array mounted close to the shingles. Older arrays on small ranches often used the only south-facing plane, so a new roof leaves no second spot to move them to.
In Lynwood Park and Drew Valley, new houses keep rising beside older ones, and a three-story rebuild can throw a long afternoon shadow across a neighbor's array. Around Murphey Candler Park and LaVista Park, the familiar problem is a leak traced back to mounts on a roof that has been patched more than once. In Historic Brookhaven, large period houses with complex rooflines make any reinstall slow and careful.
Local details
Brookhaven at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power
- County
- DeKalb County
- Region
- Metro Atlanta, Georgia
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FAQ
Brookhaven: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Brookhaven?
Often, yes, when it is planned. Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so Georgia work is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in Metro Atlanta, and it only goes ahead with the Georgia license the work needs. Send the address, the panel count and the roofer's tear-off date for a straight answer.
Who is allowed to work on solar panels in Georgia?
Georgia treats the wiring side of solar as electrical contracting, so taking an array off, fixing it or putting it back belongs with a contractor licensed by the Division of Electrical Contractors of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. There is no separate solar license, and cities and counties can add their own permit and business license rules.
Who reconnects the system in Brookhaven?
Homes in Brookhaven are generally served by Georgia Power. 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.
My installer went out of business. Can the system still be fixed?
Usually. The installer's own workmanship warranty is gone, but the panels, inverter and optimizers carry manufacturer warranties that normally still apply, and a dead system is often one failed part rather than a worn-out array.
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Get a written quote in Brookhaven
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 Brookhaven
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.