Investing in solar is always a safe bet, however, having work done on your house can be risky, especially if you have a clay tile roof. There’s a chance something could go wrong or get damaged on your property if you aren’t having professionals take care of the work. Fortunately for you, our team at SolarTech are experts at solar installs and they treat each customer with the utmost care to ensure their needs are met, and their property is safe. So, this begs the question, is it safe to install solar on your clay tile roof?

The tiles are generally very durable and excellent for protecting your home from inclement weather. Clay tile roofs are incredibly popular in the southwest, as they serve as excellent insulation mechanisms for your home, allowing for superb temperature control. They’re also very low maintenance and can withstand both extremely hot and cold weather. All this being said, they can be pretty frail when it comes to being stepped on.

When working with clay tiles you run the risk of damaging the tiles, which are significantly more expensive than say shingles or concrete tiles. This makes installing solar on a clay tile roof very complex and many solar companies will actually tell you they can’t or won’t do the job entirely.

At SolarTech, we’re happy to take on the job and we can assure you that installing solar on your clay tile roof is safe when done by the professionals at SolarTech.

At SolarTech, we commonly use a picture frame method for installing solar on your clay tile roof. We very carefully and delicately remove the clay tiles from your roof, leaving space for the exact size of your new solar array. We then lay asphalt shingles in place of the clay tiles that we removed. Following this, solar is installed on top of the new asphalt shingles. Your clay tiles are then placed around the solar array to complete your roof and mask the installation.

Check out the photos below for examples of recent solar installations from SolarTech on clay tile roofs!

Installing solar on clay tile roofs can be challenging, but it is absolutely safe when you go with SolarTech. Our team has been installing solar for over 20 years and we are well equipped to take on any job we receive. Solar is the best investment that you could make for either your home or business, no matter what type of roof you have.

The future is electric! If you’re interested in going solar and would like to learn more, give us a call at (619) 743-9193 or click the link below to receive a free quote!