Our step-by-step guide to solar PV should help you understand what to expect from making those initial enquiries to the day we install solar PV on your home.
Step 1
Book a free Solar PV home survey:
- Give us a call or send us an email and we will be able to advise you if your home is suitable for solar PV.
- One of our solar advisors will talk you through how solar could work for you and your home. We will then arrange a date and time convenient for you for a full no obligation survey at a time to suit you.
Step 2
What to expect when we visit – our solar PV expert will visit your home and:
- Measure the size, pitch, angle and suitability of your roof
- Check your roof structure for condition and integrity
- Check your electrics are in order to enable connection
- Discuss suitable location for inverter and cable runs
- Assess your home to see if you will meet energy performance requirements
Step 3
After your survey we will send you a detailed quotation including:
- CAD illustration showing the number and location of the panels on you roof
- Expected power generation, FIT revenue and energy saving projection
- Anticipated pay back
Step 4
When you decide to proceed you will sign an order form and pay your deposit to our protected client account.
- We will arrange for an energy performance assessor to visit your property to generate an EPC certificate. Only after a Level D rating has been achieved will we proceed with the installation and arrange a suitable installation date with you.
- If there is any problem with your property not attaining a Level D certificate we can advise you on the best course of action.
Step 5
Getting you generating your own electricity
- Before your installation we get your home ready, putting up scaffolding the day before we start to give us access to the roof.
- Our team of installers and electricians will arrive with everything we need to install your solar PV system.
- We attach your solar panels using a proprietary German stainless steel fixing system and then connect the panels to your internal electrics.
- When we finish we clear up ensuring we leave your home clean and tidy with your new solar PV system generating electricity for your home
Step 6
Registering you system for FIT payments
After we have installed your solar PV panels we will arrange a final visit when you will:
- Receive your EPC.
- Finalise the paperwork for your Feed-in Tariff with your energy company.
- Learn how the PV system works and how to monitor energy generation.
