Cobb County · Georgia
Smyrna has rebuilt much of itself since the 1990s, so many roofs are newer than the streets. Market Village gave the Jonquil City a new downtown and townhouse communities replaced older blocks, but many 1950s and 1960s brick ranches still line the side streets with their low, simple rooflines.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
✓Call or text for a straight answer
✓Licensed and insured in Florida
How we cover it
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Smyrna. 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 Smyrna
Smyrna's community development office issues building and electrical permits inside the city, while Vinings and the Cumberland area next door fall to Cobb County. Georgia Power supplies most of the city. The old ranches make the best solar roofs in town: simple gables, one long south or west plane, and decking that has often been replaced once. Townhouse communities are the hardest, because one roof is shared by several owners and the association, not the homeowner, decides what goes back up. The city is dense and green, with old oaks over the ranch streets, and leaf litter piling up under a low-slope array keeps moisture pressed against the shingles.
In Smyrna Heights and the streets off Concord Road, the usual surprise comes during the second re-roof, when the homeowner learns the array was lagged down with only sealant and no flashing. Closer to Market Village, townhouse owners run into association rules written before anyone thought about solar, so a simple reinstall turns into a board vote.
Local details
Before you book
FAQ
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.
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.
Homes in Smyrna 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.
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 quote
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.
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.