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Solar panels in Birchington and Westgate-on-Sea
Solar installation across Birchington, Westgate-on-Sea and Minnis Bay, from bungalows to seafront villas.
Birchington has one of the highest proportions of bungalows anywhere in the country, so the design question here is nearly always the same: which two faces of a hipped roof are worth using, and how many panels each one can take. It's a smaller job than a big house and a very sensible one.
Westgate-on-Sea is different. It has large late Victorian and Edwardian villas with tall roofs and several slopes, much of it in a conservation area. There's plenty of roof and plenty of generation to be had, with a design that suits the building.
Planning
Most of Westgate-on-Sea is a conservation area. Roof panels are normally still permitted, with conditions on where they go, and listed buildings need consent. We check before quoting.
Roof types in Birchington and Westgate
Birchington bungalows
Hipped concrete tile roofs, low and easy to scaffold. Two smaller arrays on the best faces is the usual design.
Westgate villas
Tall Victorian roofs, often slate, with several aspects. Room for a good sized system. Conservation area conditions apply.
Minnis Bay
Exposed coastal roofs. Wind loading and salt air both affect the mounting specification.
Newer estates
Modern concrete tile roofs and modern consumer units. The quickest installations there are.
Similar roofs
Jobs on roofs like the ones in Birchington and Westgate
How it works
What to expect
Survey
We check the roof pitch, orientation, shading and structure, and the condition of your existing electrical installation. The consumer unit is the one people forget about, and it often decides what's possible.
Design and quote
You get a panel layout for your roof, the make and model of the panels and inverter, a generation estimate with the assumptions listed, and a fixed price.
Installation
Scaffold, mounting, panels, then the electrical work. Most domestic installations take a few days.
Certification and handover
We test and commission the system, issue the MCS certificate, and show you how the monitoring and the shutdown procedure work before we leave.
FAQs
Questions we get asked in Birchington and Westgate
Is a bungalow roof strong enough for panels?
Almost always. Panels and rails add a modest load spread across the rafters. At the survey we look at the timbers and the condition of the roof, and we'll tell you if there's a concern.
Will the panels be visible from the road in Westgate?
It depends which slope they go on, and that's part of the design. In a conservation area we'll usually put them on a slope away from the road if it still makes sense for generation.
Do you cover the villages around Birchington?
Yes. Acol, Minster, Monkton, St Nicholas-at-Wade and out towards Herne Bay are all a normal trip for us.
Nearby
Solar in the towns around Birchington and Westgate
Get a price
Solar in Birchington,
priced for your roof
Your postcode and a rough idea of the job is enough, solar or otherwise. You'll hear back from the electricians who'd do the work, not a sales team.