Solar panels are built to run 25 years or longer, so the roof under them has to last that long too. With the typical West Palm Beach home built around 1987, plenty of roofs here are already partway through their life. APEX Roofing of Delray Beach checks the roof before any solar design, replaces it first when it will not outlast the panels, and then installs panels, inverters, and batteries with a local solar company we partner with. We run the project from our office in Delray Beach and take care of the permits.
When a roof has used up about half of its expected life, a new roof before the panels is usually the better plan.
If the roof is due within 5 to 7 years, replace it now instead of working around new panels later.
Pulling panels off for a later reroof and setting them back is a real expense that doing the roof first avoids.
Pricing the roof and the solar as one project lets us offer a better number than two separate contracts.
When you weigh solar roofing contractors in West Palm Beach, ask what each one does about the roof. Here the roof check, the roof work, the solar, and the final inspection are planned together.
APEX: the roof inspection, any roof repair or replacement, the permits, and managing the job from start to finish.
Our solar partner: a local solar company we work with installs the panels, inverters, batteries, and wiring.
You deal with one company, and a licensed roofer is responsible for the roof beneath the panels.
The incentives changed when 2026 began. This is what still counts and what no longer does.
The federal residential clean energy credit, which returned 30% of the cost of a system a homeowner bought, ended for systems after December 31, 2025. Some solar ads aimed at West Palm Beach still quote it, so check any savings figure you see.
Solar energy equipment is exempt from Florida sales tax, and the value solar adds to a home is left out of its property tax assessment.
Most homeowners finance a solar system. A local bank or credit union is a good first call, and some lenders focus on solar. For the roof, see our financing options.
This is general information, not tax or financial advice. A tax professional can tell you how these rules apply to you.
Most projects take about 2 to 3 months from the roof check to turning the system on, and permits and approvals take up much of that.
We look over the roof and tell you whether it will outlast the panels or should be replaced first.
Panels, inverter, any battery, and the price on paper, with any roof work priced next to it.
When the roof needs it, the repair or the new roof is finished before a single panel goes up.
We file the permits and line up the inspections, which fill most of the 2 to 3 months.
Our solar partner installs the panels, inverters, and any batteries, and the system is inspected.
Real reviews from homeowners across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
We work with homeowners all over West Palm Beach, including El Cid, Flamingo Park, Old Northwood, Northwood Hills, Grandview Heights, Prospect Park, the South End, and the communities west of I-95.
Not by themselves. A standard grid tied system shuts down when the grid goes out so it cannot feed power into lines crews are working on. Add a battery and it can run the circuits you pick, which is why many West Palm Beach homeowners add one before hurricane season.
Yes. Mounts can be flashed into clay and concrete tile roofs beneath the tile. What matters is the underlayment under the tile: if it is close to the end of its life, replace it before the panels go up. See our roof replacement page.
Florida law, section 163.04, does not let an association ban solar panels, though it can have a say in where they sit on the roof as long as that does not keep the system from working well. Many communities west of I-95 have architectural review, and in the city’s historic districts panel placement can need the city’s review, so check before the design is final. This is general information, not legal advice.
Not when each mount is flashed and sealed into the roof. Leaks around solar tend to come from mounts that were only caulked, or panels set on a roof that was already worn. If you have panels and a leak now, see our roof repair page.
It can. Close to the Lake Worth Lagoon and the brackish canals, salt air wears on metal parts faster, so the racking, fasteners, and flashing should be picked for coastal use. Standing seam metal roofing is one of the easiest roofs to put solar on, because the mounts clamp onto the seams without holes.
A roof inspection at no charge, a written quote for the solar and any roof work, and the permits taken care of.
