Solar PV - in roof or on roof?

jimmyboy420

I got in roof ones, and I'm happy with the way they look - definitely better than on roof, but not sure I would have gone for the extra if it weren't for the fact that by getting them to do the in roof install, I'd get a chimney taken down and a leak fixed at the same time as part of the install

captainhindsight_2

Depends whats more important to you ROI or aesthetics of the house. The solar tiles are very nice IMO, but personally I'd say theres not a huge amount of difference in the large in roof panels vs on the roof.

For me it'd be ROI, i'm not the one looking at my house couldn't care less what the neighbours think, if I had any...

MFW_ASAP

lstar337 wrote: »

They hardly look any different!

The only ones that look really different are the solar tiles.

They look different to me (and more importantly to our LBO and Conservation Officer), but as I said "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

nigelpm

First time I've seen a picture of them - look odd to me and problem with the picture is you are comparing apples with pears. Need to have a picture with the same solar panel colour/design.

captainhindsight_2

nigelpm wrote: »

First time I've seen a picture of them - look odd to me and problem with the picture is you are comparing apples with pears. Need to have a picture with the same solar panel colour/design.

Yea i realised that after I posted it... Try this.



vs.



but without a doubt this is the nicest and you can hardly tell its there but pricey i guess



I dont know what performance comparisons are, but to me the looks wouldnt be that important it would be ROI

captainhindsight_2

MFW_ASAP wrote: »

They look different to me (and more importantly to our LBO and Conservation Officer), but as I said "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

What grade listed are you, i've tried and failed we're grade 1 listed and can't even get permission to put them on out buildings...

MFW_ASAP

captainhindsight wrote: »

What grade listed are you, i've tried and failed we're grade 1 listed and can't even get permission to put them on out buildings...

Grade II. The outbuilding we applied for is a modern one, so not part of the original listings and not classed as being in the curtilage. I think the in-roof compromise was more to do with the conservation area than the listed status of our main house.

In the application I focussed heavily on the 'heavy carbon footprint' of the main house and how we were trying to reduce this footprint with a series of improvements that were sympathetic to the house. They liked the viridian panels because they were single large panels rather than the silver framed matrix you can see on the other pics. The outbuilding has a black stone roof, so the low-profile black panels would blend in well with the roof.

Are your outbuildings part of your listing?

captainhindsight_2

MFW_ASAP wrote: »

Grade II. The outbuilding we applied for is a modern one, so not part of the original listings and not classed as being in the curtilage. I think the in-roof compromise was more to do with the conservation area than the listed status of our main house.

In the application I focussed heavily on the 'heavy carbon footprint' of the main house and how we were trying to reduce this footprint with a series of improvements that were sympathetic to the house. They liked the viridian panels because they were single large panels rather than the silver framed matrix you can see on the other pics. The outbuilding has a black stone roof, so the low-profile black panels would blend in well with the roof.

Are your outbuildings part of your listing?

Yes the outbuildings that are part of the house are listed, we have modern farm buildings nearby which we can put solar pv on but that would mean we would not get the domestic feed in tariff (or so we've been told) because they are working farm buildings not just empty barns near the house.