Solar Shingle Roof Installation & Replacement

No. GAF solar shingles are the only solar product we install. We do not install rack-mounted or bracket-mounted panels. If your roof has years left in it and you want panels, a solar installer is the right call. If your roof is due and you want solar built into the new one, we can help.

Panels cannot, but solar shingles can. A panel is equipment mounted on rails a few inches above a finished roof. A GAF solar shingle is nailed to the roof deck next to ordinary asphalt shingles, by a roofing crew. It sheds water and stands up to wind like the shingle beside it. The roof and the solar are installed once and age together.

Yes, if your roof is near the end of its life and you want solar. The solar shingles are installed as part of the new roof, not added to the old one. If your roof is only a few years old, the better answer may be to wait. Solar shingles last as long as the roof and come off with it. Your project consultant inspects the roof and the attic first and tells you whether now is the time.

With panels, the roof and the solar age on two different schedules. When the roof is replaced, the panels come off and go back on. Every mount is a hole through a finished roof that relies on the sealant around it. Solar shingles avoid both, because they are the roof. They have their own limits: they only make sense when the roof is being replaced, and they need roof sections with good sun. Dormers, valleys and vents can leave less room for solar shingles.

It depends on the roof, and we can only tell by looking. Which way the roof faces, shade from trees and neighboring houses, and the pitch all matter. So does how the roof is broken up by dormers and vents. GAF sets a minimum pitch for its solar shingle. Some roofs are too shaded or have too little open area for solar, and we say so at the inspection.

No. The solar shingles go on the sections that face the sun, usually south or west. Matching asphalt shingles cover the rest. From the street it looks like one roof, because it is. Your estimate names which sections get which shingle.

It depends on your roof, so we inspect before we price your project. The roof area, which sections can carry solar shingles, shade, pitch and the condition of the existing roof all affect the cost. An inspection shows what a satellite image cannot. The inspection and consultation are free. We build your personalized estimate for the roof and the solar together at that visit, line by line.

Yes. Future Remodeling installs roofs through the winter, so the season does not decide when your solar roof goes on. GAF rates its solar shingle for temperatures colder than a New Jersey winter gets. Like any solar product, it makes less power on short cloudy days and none while it is under snow. It starts again once the snow slides or melts off the roof.

Federal and New Jersey programs for home solar exist, and their terms change. So we do not print amounts or percentages. Eligibility can depend on whether you choose shingles or panels, and whether you buy or lease. Confirm the current terms with the program and your tax advisor before you count on anything.

Around the openings and at the edges, the same places as any roof. That means where wiring comes through, at the fasteners, where solar shingles meet asphalt shingles, and at the ridge and the roof edges. Old flashing at a chimney or wall that was never replaced can also leak. So we replace flashing while the roof is open, and your estimate names it.

Yes, but New Jersey law limits what it can restrict. A 2007 New Jersey law bars an association from prohibiting solar on the roof of a single-family home owned by an individual. It may set reasonable rules on placement, color and hiding hardware. A condominium with a shared roof is different. Read your master deed and ask the board in writing. Our guide links to the law.

GAF's limited warranty covers its solar shingles and accessories when the roof is installed by a GAF certified contractor, which we are. A lifetime limited workmanship warranty is available as an optional upgrade on qualifying full replacements. Your project consultant can walk you through it.

Yes. You can see solar shingle roofs we installed, and hear from the homeowners, in our testimonials and project gallery.

Yes. We are headquartered in Bergenfield, and we serve the entire state of New Jersey as well as Westchester County, NY. Tell us your town when you call or book online, and we confirm a date for your consultation.