Fused is a Florida-licensed electrical, roofing and building contractor. We remove your solar array before the roofer arrives, keep the old roof watertight in between, and reinstall on the new roof with new flashed attachments, a permit, a photo report and a 25-year no-leak guarantee. All brands, Tesla included.
Reinstalled on a new GAF shingle roof in Tampa. New flashed feet at every attachment; rails reused.
That is the right answer from a careful roofer. Roofers are not licensed to disconnect a solar system or re-penetrate a roof, and most don't want the liability. Call us, tell us the roofer's date, and we handle the rest with them directly.
Common, especially with national installers and Tesla. We service systems we didn't install, we are authorized on the major brands, and we can usually schedule a removal in weeks, not months.
We write a clear scope for detach and reinstall and can meet the adjuster on site. Insurance carriers see this line item on roof claims every day.
We confirm panel count, roof material, whether the system is rail-mounted or rail-less, and the condition of the existing rails. Then you get a firm per-panel price.
We pull the solar permit and coordinate dates with your roofer. One scheduler at Fused talks to the roofer's office and to you.
System shut down and disconnected, panels and rails removed and stored. The old attachment feet stay sealed in place so the roof stays dry if it rains before tear-off.
New flashed attachments on the new roof, rails and panels back on, wiring reconnected, inspection passed, system re-energized and checked. You get a photo report of every attachment.
Every reinstall gets new K2 Systems hurricane-rated flashed feet at every penetration. On shingle roofs that is the K2 Splice Foot with a butyl EverSeal flashing, a top-mount attachment that seals to the shingle rather than relying on a bead of caulk. Sealant-only mounts are what we find when we get called to fix other people's leaks.
Rails are reused when they check out, including other brands. That saves you money and it is honest: a rail that met code last year still meets code this year. We replace rails only when they don't, and that is a separate line on the quote, not a surprise.
The cheap option is a salesman's friend at a low per-panel price. He is cheap because he pulls no permit, carries no license or insurance, and reuses the old feet. If the roof leaks at a panel, the roofer blames the solar guy, the solar guy is gone, and your roof warranty has an exclusion for "work by others." A permitted reinstall closes that gap.
We don't publish a single number because four things change it. We do promise that the number on the contract is the number you pay.
| What changes the price | Why |
|---|---|
| Panel count | The base price is per panel. More panels, more labor and more attachments. |
| Roof material | Shingle to shingle is the standard job. Tile and metal use different attachments and take longer. |
| Rail-mounted vs rail-less | Rail-less systems attach each panel directly to the roof; they need more new hardware on reinstall. |
| Roof material changing | Shingle to tile or shingle to metal means a new attachment system, not a reuse. |
| Rail condition | Rails that no longer meet code are replaced and shown as a separate line. |
Fused is one of the few Tampa Bay contractors holding both the electrical license that covers solar and the roofing license. If you don't have a roofer yet, we can do the whole job under one contract: GAF Timberline HDZ shingles over a full peel-and-stick leak barrier, with the GAF System Plus warranty, and the solar back on the same week. One permit set, one schedule, one company responsible if anything leaks. A roof bundled with solar can be financed together over 30 years.
If you have Tesla panels or Powerwalls and a roofer waiting, you have probably already heard Tesla's timeline. We are a Tesla-certified installer. We remove and reinstall Tesla panel systems, work around Powerwalls, and keep your Tesla warranty intact, usually for less and sooner. Tesla Solar Roof tiles are a different product and not something we remove.
Yes. A roofer cannot tear off and re-shingle underneath an array. The panels and rails come off, the roof is replaced, and the system goes back on with new roof attachments. The work should be done by a licensed solar contractor under a permit, not by the roofer's crew.
It is priced per panel. The price depends on the number of panels, the roof material, whether the system is rail-mounted or rail-less, and whether the roof material is changing. We do a free site inspection before quoting so the number on the contract is the number you pay.
A licensed electrical contractor. In Florida the work means disconnecting a permitted electrical system and re-penetrating the new roof, and it requires a permit. Roofers are not licensed for it, and a side crew that skips the permit leaves you with no inspection and no recourse if the roof leaks at an attachment.
Not when a licensed, manufacturer-authorized contractor does it. We are certified with Tesla, Enphase, SolarEdge, Generac, Fronius, SMA and REC, and the reinstall is permitted and inspected, so your equipment warranties stay intact. Unlicensed removal is what voids warranties.
Yes. We are Tesla-certified and handle Tesla panel and Powerwall systems for roof replacements, usually sooner than Tesla's own scheduling allows. Tesla Solar Roof tiles are a different product and are not covered by this service.
Often, yes. Detach and reinstall is a normal line item on a roof replacement claim when the panels have to come off to do the work. We provide a written scope and can meet your adjuster on site.
Only as long as the roof takes. We schedule around the roofer: panels come off just before tear-off and go back on as soon as the roof is finished and inspected. The system is then re-energized and checked.
Most of our detach and reinstall work is on systems other companies installed, including companies that are no longer in business. We inspect the rails and wiring before quoting and tell you if anything needs to be corrected while the panels are off.
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