Matteson, Illinois
Solar Panel Removal and Critter Guard in Matteson, IL
We take your array off for the reroof, put it back on new flashing, prove it is producing, and can close the edges with mesh so pigeons cannot nest under the panels.
Straight facts about the job
A number you can hold us to
Quoted over the phone, typically inside 48 hours, and it does not drift.
Pigeon-proof edges
Clip-on mesh around the array, with zero new holes in the shingles.
Photos before anything moves
Your system is documented as it sits, so the reset can match it.
Output checked at the end
We compare the reinstalled array against its earlier reading.
Dates built on your roofer's
Detach lands ahead of tear-off. Reset follows the new roof.
Five Jobs We Do for Matteson Solar Owners
Be honest with yourself about what is going on up there. A worn roof, a storm claim, a roofer waiting on you, or a pigeon problem. Each one has its own service below, and several of them overlap.
Solar Panel Removal & Reinstallation (Detach & Reset)
The array comes down so the roof can be replaced, then goes back up on new mounts and fresh flashing. In between, every module is tagged, logged and kept somewhere safe. The last step is a production check, not a handshake.
Insurance Claim Detach & Reset
When hail or wind damage sits under the panels, the solar work belongs in the claim. We put that work in writing, line by line, with photos. Payment is a matter between your policy and the adjuster. You remain the one running the claim.
Detach & Reset for Roofing Contractors
Roofing companies hand us the solar side. Pricing per panel, removal set ahead of their crew and reinstallation set after. They get a deck with nothing on it and a sub who calls back.
Roof Replacement Under Solar Panels
Tear-off, new roof and solar reset planned as a single sequence. No stretch where the array sits in storage because nobody booked the next step. The panels go back onto shingles that are days old, not years.
Solar Panel Critter Guard
Pigeons nest in the pocket under the panels and leave a mess that soaks into the roof. Mesh clipped around the perimeter shuts them out and keeps leaves from collecting. It is the easiest upgrade to add while we are resetting the array.
How It Actually Goes, in Four Steps
The phone call
We ask how many panels, how old the roof is, who the roofer is and whether there is a claim or a lease involved. Birds under the array? Say so. It changes what we bring.
Look, photograph, price
We inspect the array and roof, photograph the layout and the wiring and log a production reading. Then you get one firm, itemized number by phone, usually inside 48 hours.
Down before tear-off
On detach day the system is powered down and disconnected. Every module, rail and length of conduit is lifted down, tagged and carted to storage. The roofer gets a bare deck.
Back up and proven
After the new roof, every mount is replaced and reflashed, each module goes back to its tagged position and the wiring is rejoined. We check its output against the earlier reading, fit critter guard if you ordered it and hand you the job record.
Why Matteson Homeowners Pick Us Over Winging It
Plenty of people can lift a solar panel. Fewer can show you, with evidence, that your system went back exactly as it came off, and that it sat insured, in careful hands and in storage, the entire time it was away. That is the difference we sell.
Documented before it moves
Photos of the array, the layout and the wiring, plus a production reading, all taken before a single clamp is loosened. You see the before and the after.
Mounts that keep water out
Each attachment on the fresh shingles gets brand-new flashing, sealed the way the shingle maker specifies. Reusing tired flashing is not on the menu.
Recommissioned, not just reattached
The array is powered up, tested and compared against its pre-removal output, and the monitoring is reconnected. Until those numbers line up, we are not finished.
Timed to the tear-off
Removal is booked against your roofer's start, and the reset is booked as soon as the shingles are down. The less time your system sits idle, the better.
Matteson and the South Suburbs We Reach
Matteson sits where I-57 crosses US-30 Lincoln Highway, which puts most of the south Cook County suburbs within an easy drive. Our calls come from Richton Park and Park Forest to the south and west, Olympia Fields and Flossmoor to the east, Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest to the north and down through University Park, Chicago Heights and Steger. The housing stock is a mix of older ranches and newer subdivisions, and a lot of those roofs carry arrays that are now older than the shingles under them should be. Add Chicago-area winters, snow load and a few rounds of spring hail, and reroof season under solar keeps us busy.
Pigeons are a regional habit
Birds nesting under arrays is common across the south suburbs. Critter guard during the reset solves it in the same trip.
Any roofer, any town
Your roofing company can be from Homewood or Chicago Heights. We build our dates on theirs.
The same number everywhere
Steger, Flossmoor or University Park, (708) 315-7284 gets you the same firm price by phone.
Where our crew works
- MattesonI-57 & US-30 Lincoln HighwayHome base
- Richton ParkCicero Avenue
- Park ForestWestern Avenue
- Olympia FieldsEast of Matteson
- FlossmoorPast Olympia Fields
- Country Club HillsAlong I-57
- University ParkSouth on I-57
- Hazel CrestNear I-80
- HomewoodOff I-80
- Chicago HeightsUS-30 Lincoln Highway
- StegerSouth of Chicago Heights
If your town is a short drive from Matteson and not listed, call anyway. We will tell you honestly whether we cover it.
See if your street is on our route: (708) 315-7284Birds Under the Array and a Roof Coming Due?
Handle both at once. We take the panels off for the reroof, put them back on fresh flashing and close the edges with mesh before we leave.
Price a reset with critter guard: (708) 315-7284One firm number, usually inside 48 hours.
What Matteson Homeowners Want to Know
The real questions, with real answers.
The company that put my panels up has closed. Can you still take them off and put them back?
Yes. Who installed the system does not change how a detach and reset is done. We document the array as it is, remove it, store it and reinstall it on the new roof. Hand us any paperwork you still have, and if you do not have any, our photos and inventory become the record.
Do the panels get new mounts and flashing when they go back up?
Yes, every time. The old flashing was made for the old roof, so each attachment on the new one gets a replacement mount and its own new flashing, sealed to the shingle maker's specifications.
While the array is down, can you add panels, move it or put in a battery?
No, and we would rather say so up front. We reinstall the system you already own, in the same positions. If you want more panels, a different layout or storage, talk to a firm that does that work well ahead of the reset.
My panels are on a tile roof. Is that something you handle?
No. We do not service tile or slate roofs. If your array sits on tile, tell us on the first call and we will say so plainly rather than waste your time.
How do you prove the system works after it goes back up?
We power it up, confirm each part is reporting, and compare its output against the reading we took before removal. Monitoring is reconnected so you can see it yourself. Weather affects any single reading, so we compare like with like and note the conditions.
Will the solar mounts cause problems for my new roof's coverage from the roofer?
Not if the attachments are done properly. Roofing manufacturers and roofers often have rules about how penetrations are made and sealed, so we flash every mount to the roofing manufacturer's details and talk with your roofer about their requirements before the reset. Ask your roofer what their paperwork says so nothing surprises you later.
How do you stop the mounts from leaking?
Fresh flashing at every attachment, set into the new shingles, and each opening closed off the way the shingle maker specifies. We do not reuse old flashing or rely on sealant alone. Each mount is checked before the panels go back over it.
After the reset, is there anything the power company needs from me?
Utilities differ, and so do the terms you signed when the system was connected. Where a utility notice or a fresh approval is required after a reset, we tell you before the detach so it does not hold anything up. Your interconnection paperwork is the best place to check first.
Can you take the panels off and not put them back?
That is not a service we offer. Our work is detach and reset: the system comes off for roof work and goes back on afterward. If you are planning to remove solar for good, you will want a company that does permanent removal.
A Crew That Tells You How It Is
Solar Panel Removal Matteson was set up for homeowners who are tired of vague answers. We tell you what the job costs, what could go wrong, what we will not do and what you should check yourself. Then we do the work and show you the numbers at the end.
Read how we operate
Off for the Roof, Back On With Pigeons Shut Out
Tell us the panel count, your roofer's date and whether birds have moved in. You will get a firm price and a plan that covers all of it.
Working in Matteson and nearby south Cook County suburbs.