Solar · Thanet
Solar panels in Margate
Solar installation across Margate, Cliftonville, Westbrook and Garlinge, by MCS certified electricians based in Thanet.
Most of Margate's housing is older, and that's generally good news for solar. Victorian and Edwardian terraces have steep, simple roof slopes with no hips to work around, so the panels go on cleanly and the cable run down to the consumer unit is usually short.
Two things come up more often here than inland. The first is the sea. Salt air is hard on metal fixings, so we specify mounting hardware for a coastal site. The second is leasehold. A lot of the larger houses in Cliftonville are split into flats, and if the roof belongs to a freeholder, their consent has to be in place before any scaffold goes up.
Planning
The Old Town and parts of Cliftonville are conservation areas. Roof panels usually don't need a planning application, but there are conditions, and listed buildings always need consent. We check this at the survey.
Roof types in Margate
Victorian terraces
Steep slate or tile roofs, front and back. The rear slope is often the better one, and a flat roof on a rear extension can sometimes take a small ballasted array as well.
Cliftonville villas
Large hipped roofs with several aspects. There's usually room for an east and west array, which suits a household that uses power in the morning and evening.
Westbrook and Garlinge
Interwar semis and bungalows with concrete tile roofs. These are straightforward jobs.
Flats
Possible, but the freeholder has to agree and the supply arrangement needs checking first. Sort that out before getting quotes.
Similar roofs
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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 Margate
Does the sea air affect the panels?
Not the panels themselves, which are glass and aluminium. It does affect the fixings and mounting, which is why we specify hardware suitable for a coastal site rather than the cheapest option.
My roof faces east and west, not south. Is it worth it?
Often, yes. A split east and west array generates over a longer part of the day, which matches how most homes use electricity. South is the best single direction, but it isn't the only one that pays.
I live in a flat. Can I have solar?
Sometimes. It depends on who owns the roof and how the electricity supply is metered. Check the freeholder's position first, because nobody can quote properly without it.
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Get a price
Solar in Margate,
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.