Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Marietta, GA

On the ground in Marietta

Permits, power and roofs in Marietta

The city's own building department issues permits, and historic districts such as Northwest Marietta, Whitlock Avenue, Washington Avenue and Church-Cherokee can add a layer of approval for changes visible from those streets. Marietta Power has its own rules for rooftop systems, separate from Georgia Power's, so a reinstall should be cleared with the Board of Lights and Water rather than assumed. Close to the Square the roofs include multi-gabled Queen Annes, 1920s bungalows and some old standing-seam metal. South toward Dobbins Air Reserve Base it is mostly brick ranches with low, simple roofs that suit an array well. The older neighborhoods sit under tall oaks and magnolias, and spring storms bring hail most years.

Near the Square and along Church and Cherokee Streets, the question is usually how a re-roof and reinstall will sit with the historic district rules. In the ranch neighborhoods south of the Big Chicken, a common story is a roof patched around the mounts twice that still leaks into a bedroom ceiling. On the slopes toward Kennesaw Mountain, hardwood shade is the slow problem.