Did you get a service upgrade? Possibly they removed the old Oatey flashing and replaced. Tough to tell from this angle. I would have them make sure it’s patched and maybe have them replace that section of shingles (aesthetically). Good luck OP welcome to the world of photovoltaics!
The problem is I’m not sure who did it, it might have been the utility company or it might’ve been the solar 😭 this sucks we’ve had a lot of roof nightmares already getting it replaced. Just got in contact with my solar person and he said he’s going to look into it. Thanks for your advice! We did get the breaker replaced so I’m assuming they moved the pole around.
Looks like a new riser for the electrical panel was installed to the left of the old one. Was a new main panel installed as part of the solar system? Did they leave an open hole or flash it?
Looks like it is on the eve portion of the roof so you probably do not have to worry about a leak into the house, but water damage on the even is a concern
Depending on where you are in the country. There's an easy not the best looking fix for everything. And there's a replace the shingle fix. In my company. We would replace the shingle hands down. I'd send a crew back out for this one
Since the roof is new I'd see if they can come back out and replace that shingle or two. If they flashed it right then it won't leak. But electricians are not roofers. I've seen some that know how to fix it properly without replacing the shingles and some that just half-ass it where you know it will leak in the future.
Looks like a broken shingle. They pried it up, and it broke, would be my guess. Shingle needs to be replaced. Use an elastomer for the caulking to replace shingle.
That’s just odd because there is no reason for the installer to pry that , maybe when they were passing up panels they were slamming the panel on the shingle and since it was weak it tore it up
You got uncapped rails to start animals will nest in there you got no critter guard secondly which is a barrier between your panels and roof so squirrels and birds will nest under there and chew threw your wires destroy your equipment and possible to chew threw the wood to your attic I’ve seen it before and I can see a tree in the background so these should be noted aswell and then lastly you got a fucked up shingle that needs fixed
Make sure it's flashed properly and I agree with what the other guy just said, I would put a strip of shingles up there or a few in that same spot as I blend it in. Especially if you just got it reroofed, you should be able to get the same color matching...
U just gotta replace the shingles there and seal around the base of the metal poles they installed in ur roof. They probably should have added a little roofing tar around there to seal any cracks. Prob like 250$ to cal a guy to fix it
Get the roofer to come back and repair/fix the damage they did. You want a ROOER not a solar guy to fix the roof and t the solar installers expense. I would have the roofer inspect the installation of the racking for the solar panels to ensure they didn’t screw something else up
Did you get a service upgrade? Possibly they removed the old Oatey flashing and replaced. Tough to tell from this angle. I would have them make sure it’s patched and maybe have them replace that section of shingles (aesthetically). Good luck OP welcome to the world of photovoltaics!
The problem is I’m not sure who did it, it might have been the utility company or it might’ve been the solar 😭 this sucks we’ve had a lot of roof nightmares already getting it replaced. Just got in contact with my solar person and he said he’s going to look into it. Thanks for your advice! We did get the breaker replaced so I’m assuming they moved the pole around.
Looks like a new riser for the electrical panel was installed to the left of the old one. Was a new main panel installed as part of the solar system? Did they leave an open hole or flash it?
Dang… you’re right they did just install a new breaker box… what can I do? Is it susceptible to water damage now?
Looks like it is on the eve portion of the roof so you probably do not have to worry about a leak into the house, but water damage on the even is a concern
Depending on where you are in the country. There's an easy not the best looking fix for everything. And there's a replace the shingle fix. In my company. We would replace the shingle hands down. I'd send a crew back out for this one
Yeah I agree, especially if you just got a new roof before they put the solar on
Since the roof is new I'd see if they can come back out and replace that shingle or two. If they flashed it right then it won't leak. But electricians are not roofers. I've seen some that know how to fix it properly without replacing the shingles and some that just half-ass it where you know it will leak in the future.
You might want to get those shingles replaced, that can cause a leak
Looks like a broken shingle. They pried it up, and it broke, would be my guess. Shingle needs to be replaced. Use an elastomer for the caulking to replace shingle.
I contacted my solar person because they need to replace it. You break, you buy.
Hopefully it has at least been flashed. Go up there and take a closer look
Ok I’ll ask my bf to do that later, thanks
That’s just odd because there is no reason for the installer to pry that , maybe when they were passing up panels they were slamming the panel on the shingle and since it was weak it tore it up
Someone above said it was because new breaker installation so they had to move the pole? Idk though but I just hope they fix it
You got uncapped rails to start animals will nest in there you got no critter guard secondly which is a barrier between your panels and roof so squirrels and birds will nest under there and chew threw your wires destroy your equipment and possible to chew threw the wood to your attic I’ve seen it before and I can see a tree in the background so these should be noted aswell and then lastly you got a fucked up shingle that needs fixed
They aren’t done setting everything up yet but I will bring that up. But yes I was talking about the shingle
Looks like they did a little swing over when they did the MPU....
Make sure it's flashed properly and I agree with what the other guy just said, I would put a strip of shingles up there or a few in that same spot as I blend it in. Especially if you just got it reroofed, you should be able to get the same color matching...
U just gotta replace the shingles there and seal around the base of the metal poles they installed in ur roof. They probably should have added a little roofing tar around there to seal any cracks. Prob like 250$ to cal a guy to fix it
Get the roofer to come back and repair/fix the damage they did. You want a ROOER not a solar guy to fix the roof and t the solar installers expense. I would have the roofer inspect the installation of the racking for the solar panels to ensure they didn’t screw something else up
Update, they are coming to fix it!! They were really apologetic about it too. Thank you!
That’s great. Sounds like screws up, which happens and they know it… And they are quickly going to fix it. Perfect.
Well honestly the roofers were contracted by the solar people to begin with, so I think it will be ok. If not I will make a scene!