Solar panel removal and reinstallation is exactly what it sounds like: we take your rooftop solar system down, and once the work underneath is finished, we put it back up and turn it back on. You’ll hear it called a lot of things — detach and reset, remove and reinstall, solar R&R, detach and reattach, lift and reset, or temporary solar panel removal — but it’s the same job, and AllSolar Energy has done it on thousands of Central Florida roofs since 1999.
The most common reason is a roof replacement. A roofer can’t install a new roof underneath a solar array, so the panels, racking, and wiring have to come off first — that’s solar panel removal for a reroof. Other reasons include roof repairs after a storm, insurance- or wind-mitigation-required roof replacements, relocating an array to a better section of roof, or taking a system down before selling or demolishing a home. In every case, the electrical work should be handled by a licensed solar contractor, not a roofing crew.
Timing is everything. We schedule the removal right before your roofer’s tear-off and come back to reinstall once the new roof is on and inspected, so your system is only offline as long as it needs to be. If you’re a roofing contractor looking for a dependable solar partner, see our roofers page — more than 80 companies across Florida already hand this work to us.
Many Florida homes don’t have electric panels on the roof at all. They have solar pool heating panels or a solar hot water collector, and those block a reroof just the same. Most roofers won’t remove them, and most solar companies won’t service them. AllSolar removes and reinstalls solar pool heaters and solar water heating systems for roof replacements, drains and recharges the loops, and pressure-checks for leaks before turning them back on. We handle all three: PV, pool heat, and hot water. Learn more on our solar pool heater removal & reinstall page.
We reinstall every major brand — Enphase, SolarEdge, Tesla, SunPower, Panasonic, Q CELLS and more. We also specialize in orphaned systems: arrays whose original installer went out of business, like Titan, Pink Energy, and Blue Raven. If your installer is gone and no one else will touch your system, we will.
There’s no single flat price, because every system and roof is different. The biggest factors are:
We give you one firm, itemized quote after we look at the system — no surprise fees. For a fuller breakdown, read How Much Does Solar Panel Removal and Reinstall Cost in Florida?
AllSolar Energy serves 17 Central Florida counties: Seminole, Orange, Volusia, Osceola, Lake, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk, Brevard, Marion, Sumter, Hernando, Citrus, Flagler, and Alachua.
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AllSolar Energy is a licensed Florida solar and electrical contractor (CVC056660 and EC13005027), fully insured and family-run out of Sanford since 1999. When your panels go back on, they’re installed correctly: proper flashing, sealed penetrations, torqued hardware, and a system that comes back online producing what it should.
There’s no single flat rate. Price depends on your system size and panel count, roof type (tile costs more than shingle), the condition of the racking, whether it’s PV or a pool/hot-water system, and any code upgrades needed when it goes back up. We give a firm, itemized quote after inspecting the system.
Yes. A roofer can’t install a new roof underneath a solar array, and most won’t warranty work done around one. The panels, racking, and wiring are removed first, then reinstalled on the finished roof.
Usually just the length of your reroof. We remove the panels right before the tear-off and return to reinstall as soon as the new roof passes inspection, so downtime is kept to a minimum.
A licensed solar contractor should handle the panels. Most roofers won’t take on the electrical and warranty risk, and a mistake can void your equipment warranty or cause leaks. AllSolar does the solar side while your roofer does the roof.
Yes. We provide an itemized quote you can submit to your adjuster, and we coordinate the removal and reinstall timing with your roofer so the project keeps moving.
Often, yes, at least the panels over the repair area. We can remove just the section your roofer needs and reset it afterward, rather than taking the whole system down.
Yes. We drain, remove, remount, re-plumb, and recharge solar pool heating and solar hot water systems, and leak-test before reactivating. Most roofers and most solar companies won’t touch these, but we do.
Absolutely. We take on orphaned and abandoned systems every week, including Titan, Pink Energy, and Blue Raven installations. We remove, reinstall, and get them producing again.
Before photographs, panel counts, who did the work, what changed and when, stored against your property. Years later somebody will ask when the roof was done and whether the array went back exactly as it was. This is the record that answers it in a minute instead of an inspection.
Free to read first, no account needed: how to sequence removal and reset with your roofer, what to photograph before anybody touches the roof, and how penetrations and flashing affect your warranties.
A free Solar Home account keeps your panels, inverter, batteries, pool heater or water heater on record: models, serial numbers, photographs of the labels, warranties, utility and interconnection documents, and every AllSolar service visit attached to your property.
Free to read first, no account needed: the Solar Home guides explain how to identify your equipment, what your production figures mean and what the common warnings are telling you.
