Steven from Burlington Township, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2020. Two jobs three years apart, in the order that saves the second one.
A new roof
About 2,900 square feet of GAF Timberline Lifetime shingle, finished in June of 2020, taking in 282 feet of rakes, eaves and valleys – the edges and the water channels, where a roof leaks first.
9.6 kW of solar
Twenty-four Hanwha Q CELLS 400-watt black-frame panels on a Snap-N-Rack mounting system, finished in July of 2023, with first-year production estimated at 13,431 kWh. The job took in 110 feet of critter guard around the perimeter.
Three years is not too long a gap
The usual advice is roof first, and this is what it looks like when the two are years apart rather than weeks. The array went onto decking three years into its life rather than thirty, so nothing on this roof will need taking apart to get at anything else for a very long time. Buying them together is tidier; buying them in the right order is what actually matters.
Project Facts
- Location
- Burlington Township, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- June 2020
Solar
- Panels
- Hanwha Model # QCELL Q.PEAK DUO BLK ML G10+ 400
- System size
- 9.60 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-USNBBL14 HD Wave Energy Hub
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 13,431 kWh
- Critter guard fitted
- 110 ft
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 2,900 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
Questions from Burlington Township homeowners
RoofingWhat roofing shingle goes on most homes in Burlington Township, NJ?
The primary residential roofing offering uses GAF Timberline HDZ architectural shingles as part of a complete GAF roofing system. The installation can incorporate qualifying GAF leak barrier, roof deck protection, starter strips, Timberline HDZ shingles, ridge-cap shingles and attic ventilation products.
SolarCan the old mounting hardware be reused after a reroof?
It depends on the manufacturer's requirements, the condition of the components and the warranty. The roof penetrations and weatherproofing components matter most, and a reroof is often the moment to replace the attachment and flashing rather than reinstall ageing roof-interface hardware.
SolarHow does an optimizer system differ from microinverters?
An optimizer system puts DC power optimizers at the modules and a single central inverter elsewhere; a microinverter system puts a small inverter at each module. Both can provide module-level monitoring and rapid shutdown when properly designed -- they are different architectures rather than one being the upgrade of the other.