DeKalb County · Georgia
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Decatur, GA
Decatur fits a lot of 1910s to 1930s bungalows onto small, shaded lots. Oakhurst, Winnona Park and the MAK district are full of Craftsman houses with low-pitched roofs and deep eaves, and the arrays on them usually fill the one plane that sees enough sun through the canopy.
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A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Decatur
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Decatur. 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.
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Permits, power and roofs in Decatur
Decatur is its own city with its own permit office, and in its local historic districts, such as MAK, exterior changes typically need approval from the city's historic preservation commission. Georgia Power serves the whole city. Bungalows here often keep their original board decking under layers of later roofing, and a reinstall is the moment to learn whether that deck is still sound. The city also protects its tree canopy, so taking down a large tree for sun can mean a permit and replacement planting. Squirrels thrive in all that shade, and chewed wiring under panels is common enough that a critter screen around the array edge is worth fitting on any reinstall.
Around Decatur Square and Agnes Scott College, small roofs and tall trees mean arrays tend to be small and lose a little more production every year as the canopy fills in. On Ponce de Leon Court, a single street of bungalows known for its palm trees, the main question is what can be seen from the sidewalk. In Oakhurst, a re-roof often finds rotten decking under the panels.
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Decatur at a glance
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- DeKalb County
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- Metro Atlanta, Georgia
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FAQ
Decatur: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Decatur?
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 Decatur?
Homes in Decatur 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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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 Decatur
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.