The median Lake Worth Beach home was built in 1968, and many roofs here have already been replaced once or are close to it. Panels are meant to stay up 25 years or more, so the roof has to be sound before any go on. APEX Roofing of Delray Beach inspects the roof first, replaces it when it will not last as long as the panels, and then has a local solar company we partner with install the panels, inverters, and batteries. We manage the job from our office in Delray Beach, including the permits and the paperwork for the city’s own electric utility.
A roof past about the middle of its expected life is usually worth replacing before panels cover it.
When a roof will need replacing within roughly 5 to 7 years, doing it now saves taking the panels down later.
Lifting a solar array off for a reroof and putting it back costs real money, and planning the roof first avoids it.
Quoting the roof and the solar together usually comes in lower than two separate contracts.
Comparing solar roofing contractors in Lake Worth Beach starts with one question: who answers for the roof under the array? With us, the roof work, the solar install, and the inspections run as one plan.
APEX: the roof inspection, any roof repair or replacement, permits, and running the project from start to finish.
Our solar partner: a local solar company that installs the panels, inverters, batteries, and wiring.
You have one point of contact, and a licensed roofer stands behind the roof under the panels.
Most Florida homeowners connect solar through a large investor owned utility. Lake Worth Beach is different: the city runs its own electric utility and its own net metering program, so the approval comes from the city.
The city’s net metering program asks for an application, an interconnection agreement, a W-9, a signed contract, and a signed and sealed letter from a Florida licensed professional engineer. We gather these with our solar partner so the system can be connected once it passes inspection.
The federal residential clean energy credit, worth 30% of a system a homeowner paid for, does not apply to systems placed in service after December 31, 2025. If a solar ad still promises it, ask how the savings were figured.
Florida still exempts solar equipment from sales tax and leaves the added value out of your property tax assessment. Most homeowners finance the system through a bank, a credit union, or a solar lender. For the roof itself, see our financing options.
General information only, not tax or financial advice. Ask a tax professional how these rules apply to your situation, and confirm current program terms with the city utility.
Expect roughly 2 to 3 months from the roof inspection to switching the system on. Permits, the city utility approval, and inspections take most of that time.
We inspect the roof and tell you plainly whether it will outlast the panels or should be replaced first.
The panel layout, inverter, any battery, and the price in writing, with any roof work priced beside it.
Any repair or new roof is finished and inspected before the first panel goes up.
We file the permits, and the net metering paperwork goes to the city utility. On a home in a historic district, design review comes first.
Our solar partner installs the system, it passes inspection, and the city connects it under net metering.
Real reviews from homeowners across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
We work with homeowners across Lake Worth Beach, including College Park, Old Lucerne, Parrot Cove, Bryant Park, South Palm Park, Mango Groves, and Sunset Ridge.
Not on its own. A grid tied system turns off during an outage so it cannot send power into lines that crews are repairing. With a battery, it can keep the circuits you choose running, which is why many owners add one ahead of hurricane season.
Often, yes, but plan for review. Lake Worth Beach has six local historic districts, and exterior changes there need a certificate of appropriateness. Panels placed on a rear or side slope that is hard to see from the street usually draw fewer concerns. Florida law, section 163.04, also limits how far an association can restrict solar. This is general information, not legal advice.
It depends on who pays the electric bill. More than half of Lake Worth Beach homes are rented, and when the tenant pays the utility, the owner sees less of the savings. A new roof under the panels still protects the property either way, so start with the roof inspection.
Yes. Mounts are flashed into clay and concrete tile under the tile itself. The question is the underlayment: if it is near the end of its life, replace it before the panels go up. See our roof replacement page.
Standing seam metal roofing is one of the easiest. Clamps attach to the raised seams, so the roof is not drilled, and a metal roof can last as long as the panels. Close to the lagoon, pick aluminum panels and coastal rated racking.
A free roof inspection, a written quote for the solar and any roof work, and the permits and city utility paperwork handled.
