Solar panels and roofs do not always age on the same schedule. Sometimes the roof underneath your array needs work while the panels are still going strong. When that happens, the panels have to come off before the roofing can be done, then go back on once it is finished. That is exactly what we handle. At LA Roof Kings, we take care of solar panel removal and reinstall for homes across Los Angeles County, so a roof repair or replacement under an existing solar system gets done right, without you having to coordinate it all yourself.
The most common reason is the roof underneath. Solar panels are built to last a long time, often longer than the roof they sit on. So when the roofing needs replacing, or a repair is needed in the area under the array, the panels have to be temporarily removed to reach it.
A few situations bring this up. Your roof has reached the end of its life and needs replacing, but the panels are still fine. There is a leak or damage under or around the array that cannot be fixed with the panels in place. You are having other roof work done, and the panels are in the way. In each case, the answer is the same: carefully take the panels off, do the roofing, and put them back. If you are not sure whether the roof under your panels needs work, a Roof Inspection can tell you before you commit to anything.
This is a detach-and-reset job, and each step matters. Before anything comes off, we document the layout and label the connections, so the array goes back exactly the way it was, not approximately. We then disconnect the system safely, which is electrical work our licensed professionals handle rather than taking shortcuts. The panels and their mounting hardware are carefully removed and set aside, so nothing is damaged while they are off the roof.
With the array out of the way, the roof work can proceed with full access, no working around panels, and no compromises to the repair or replacement underneath. Once the roofing is complete, the panels go back on. The mounting is resecured, the panels are reset, and the system is reconnected, again by licensed professionals, and we confirm it powers back up before we call the job done. We handle the removal, the roofing, and the reinstall as one continuous job, and the roofing work we do is backed by a written warranty.
The most common situation is a roof replacement under an existing solar array. The panels are fine, but the roof beneath them has aged out, and there is no way to replace it properly without taking the panels off first.
This is where doing both together makes the most sense. When the same team handles the panel removal and the Roof Replacement, the timing lines up, the roof gets replaced with full access, and the panels go back onto a roof that will outlast them. Splitting this between a separate solar company and a roofer often means scheduling gaps, finger-pointing when things don’t line up, and panels sitting off the roof longer than they need to. We keep it under one roof, so to speak, from the first disconnect to the final reconnect.
Coordinating roof work under solar usually means dealing with two companies: a roofer who will not touch the panels, and a solar crew who will not touch the roof. That split is where things tend to go wrong, in the gaps between them.
We remove the reason for that split. Because we handle the panel removal, the roofing, and the reinstall ourselves, there is one point of contact and one schedule. If your roof needs a Roof Repair rather than a full replacement, the same applies. We take the panels off, make the repair, and put them back, without you having to line up two separate crews. It is simpler for you, and no one is pointing at the other company when a question comes up.
We are a family-owned roofing contractor with more than 20 years of experience across Los Angeles County, and we have been safely removing and reinstalling solar panels for 15 of them. That combination matters here, because this job sits right where roofing and solar meet, and we know both sides of it.
We are licensed and insured, and we carry California Contractor License #600662. The electrical disconnect and reconnect are handled by licensed professionals, not improvised, so your system is treated with the care it needs. We give you an honest read on what your roof requires and how the panels fit into that, and the roofing work is backed by a written warranty. Solar panel removal and reinstall is one part of our full range of residential roofing services, built around getting your roof right without leaving your solar system as an afterthought.
Usually, yes. If your roof is being replaced and there are panels on it, the panels have to come off to replace the roofing underneath, then go back on afterward. There is no reliable way to reroof properly around a fixed solar array. We handle the removal and the reinstall as part of the job.
Yes. If a leak or damage sits under or around your array, the panels often need to come off to reach and repair it correctly. We remove them, make the repair, and reinstall them, so the fix is done right rather than patched around the equipment.
The electrical disconnect and reconnect are handled by licensed professionals. Taking a solar system offline and bringing it back online safely is not something to improvise, so that part of the work is done by people licensed to do it.
Careful handling is the whole point. The panels and mounting hardware are removed and set aside to protect them while the roof work is done, then resecured and reset when they go back on. Treating the equipment carefully is part of doing the job properly.
For most homeowners, yes. Using a single team for removal, roofing, and reinstall means a single schedule and a single point of contact, instead of coordinating a roofer and a separate solar crew and hoping the timing lines up. It removes the gaps where problems usually happen.
They come off only for as long as the roof work takes, and we plan the job so they are reinstalled as soon as the roofing is done. The goal is to keep the panels off for the shortest practical window and get your system back online promptly.
