Roofing/Solar Success Story 3

Project overview: Composition roof plus rooftop solar installation
 

Location: Livermore, CA
 

Project scope/size: Replaced wood shake roof on 3,000-sq.-ft,. single-level house and workshop with composition roof. Installed rack-mounted solar system on new roof.
 

Project description/overview: Homeowner sought to reduce both his carbon footprint and his energy costs as he prepared for retirement. Replaced old wood shake roof with lifetime Presidential TL roof, and installed a solar system large enough to meet about 80 percent of his power needs. Also installed all new 7” fascia seamless pre-painted galvanized gutters and downspouts. 
 

 

 

Product (s) used:
Roof: Lifetime Presidential TL composition shingles.

Solar: The 6.5-kW PV system used 36 Sharp 216w crystalline modules and a

SMA SB7000 inverter. 

 

 

(year 1)

$3,038

(over 20 years)

$141,000