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Album:Palou:Solar panels
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I had solar panels installed.
Since I can't qualify for the tax benefits if I install it myself I had to get a solar contractor.
I chose LA Solar. Big mistake. They were not terribly competent, and the whole ordeal took a ridiculous year.
I also have the roof stripped and resurfaced with TPO. Much to my surprise it has zero insulation or dead space, so I add a few inches of insulation while we're at it.
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Stripping the roof
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Roof getting cleared
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Building a cricket
to deal with the fact that the back of the house has sunk a couple inches and water gathers here. ( comments)
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Burning off the old tar/gravel
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Mostly stripped.
Those wood boards are the same wood for my bedroom roof. Not a great insulation situation ( comments)
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Looking back.
The roofer will add a few unches of insulation, but it would be higher than my sills on three of the sides,.. ( comments)
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..so I quickly build them up
with some redwood before he sets the insulation. ( comments)
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New sills.
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Insulation and TPO!
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Leaking roof
after the third failed solar install managed to damage my new roof. LA Solar Group, I am not happy. [Video, 34.4M] ( comments)
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LA Solar also
dumps all the gear in front of my tenants doorway, blocking them in. Clever. They say they'll come move it right away, but don't. Great. ( comments)
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Panels installed!
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It's almost a year later,
but I finally have panels up. ( comments)
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Using negative electricity!
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They installed them too close
together. So there's a shadow right in the middle of the day, but they have a production guarantee, and I'm tired of fighting them. ( comments)
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The cheap patches fr..ir botched install..
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..are already failin..s than a year later.
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