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MrLeeman123 t1_ixa6aan wrote

Reply to comment by New_Sun6390 in Revision Energy cost to remove and reinstall experience by Milamber14

Revision specifically notes on their website that if your roof needs to be replaced then there will be a labor fee associated with the removal and reinstallation. $7,500 for what is essentially a first time installation (new roof means entirely new hardware) seems reasonable to me. The $2,500 in travel costs is the most alarming number in my mind. Unless they’re driving up to the county I can’t see justifying that kind of added cost.

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Xyzzydude t1_ixamh7k wrote

This is why an ethical solar company will not install on a roof that has fewer than 5-10 years of life remaining

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MrLeeman123 t1_ixapm11 wrote

They also note on their website that if your roof only has 5 or fewer years in it than you should get it replaced. It sounds like OP purchased this home with the panels previously installed and if the previous owners put them on it was up to them to take that into consideration. It’s unfortunate but at the end of the day I’d blame the previous owner/maybe a home inspector if they had one for the purchase over the installer. They did what they were paid for, nothing more.

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Milamber14 OP t1_ixa95oj wrote

Yeah I’m southern maine not anywhere crazy

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ptmtp26 t1_ixb7hif wrote

I’m going to guess it’s about an hours travel one way from Portland to your house (give or take) and that it will be a crew of 4 traveling 2 hours a day. If they charge $50 an hour per guy and it takes a week to uninstall and then later reinstall I get $2000 by the end of the week.

Companies charge for travel. They’ve got to, you can lose a quarter of your day just traveling to a job site and they are paying their guys on that ride.

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MrLeeman123 t1_ixaa8y2 wrote

If I was you I’d call and ask them to justify that travel cost then. The other costs unfortunately make sense to me when you look at the market for solar installs. You shouldn’t try to price the solar vs the price of the roof but instead other solar installers as the only true similarity they share is they’re on your roof. The materials and skills required otherwise are not comparable and do not actively contribute to the others price. When looked at this way you’re realistically getting an installation for half the going price. It definitely isn’t cheap by any means but is still a deal compared to installing a whole new system once your roof is finished.

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