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Daytona · Deltona · Orlando · Tampa · Sarasota

The roof goes on first. Then the solar.

Replacement roofs, storm work, and home arrays for the I-4 corridor. Sized to the roof you have, and to 2026 utility math — not a federal credit that already ended.

Plan a roofRun the solar math
Central Florida stucco home with a clay tile roof and rooftop solar at late-afternoon light

Clay tile and a south array. The sequence matters more than the brochure.

01

One corridor

Daytona Beach to Sarasota, including Deltona, Orlando, Lakeland, and Tampa Bay. Not the Panhandle, and not the HVHZ.

02

Roof, then array

A 25-year solar system does not belong on a membrane that has five years left. We say so before the panels are ordered.

03

Math you can audit

Calculators run in the browser. Assumptions are on the page. Nothing you type is stored as a lead.

Two trades, one sequence

Clay barrel-tile hip and ridge with flashing on a Florida roof

Roofing

Replacement, asphalt, tile, metal, storms

Tear-off to the deck, flashings that get replaced, and a cover the current Florida Building Code can live with.

Close view of residential solar panels reflecting sky and palm fronds

Solar

Home arrays without the 2025 credit

Production, shade, and the utility named on the bill. The 30% homeowner credit does not apply to 2026 purchases.

The corridor, by name

Each city has its own roof stock and, often, its own utility. A Tampa Electric bill and an OUC bill are not the same solar model.

Volusia

Orlando metro

Polk

Tampa Bay & Gulf

What we will not pretend

The site is built to be cited. That only works if the claims stay inside what is true in October 2026.

  • 01

    The 30% homeowner credit ended.

    Section 25D does not apply to homeowner-owned systems placed in service after December 31, 2025. A lease is a different contract, and the commercial credit is not yours to claim.

  • 02

    This is not the HVHZ.

    Miami-Dade and Broward are the high-velocity hurricane zone. The corridor is still a Florida wind code: 8th Edition now, 9th Edition on December 31, 2026.

  • 03

    A roofer does not set your insurance credit.

    Wind mitigation discounts come from the insurer’s filing and a verification form. A new shingle brand is not a percentage.

Roof

Replacement planning band

Footprint, pitch, material, tear-off, and a code-upgrade allowance. A range, not a contract.

Solar

2026 savings, credit off

Utility, shade, self-use, and export credit. Payback without a fictional 30%.

Wind

Mitigation, as a band

Which lines a roof can change, and which ones live in the attic or on the windows.

From the journal

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Questions we answer up front

Where do you work?+

From Daytona Beach and Deltona through Orlando and Lakeland to Tampa Bay and Sarasota. The city pages list the counties in that corridor. We are not a statewide or a South Florida high-velocity-zone contractor.

Should the roof be replaced before solar?+

If the underlayment has less life than the array, yes. Taking panels off later to reroof costs more than attaching them to a new system. If the roof is young and the deck is sound, solar on the existing cover can be the right scope.

Is the 30% federal solar credit still available?+

Not for a homeowner-owned system placed in service after December 31, 2025. The residential Section 25D credit ended. A lease or power-purchase agreement is a different contract, and any commercial credit belongs to the system owner, not automatically to you.

Do you serve the high-velocity hurricane zone?+

No. The HVHZ is Miami-Dade and Broward. Central Florida still designs to the Florida Building Code wind speeds. The 8th Edition is in effect until the 9th Edition on December 31, 2026.

All questions