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Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by pjc50 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @11:39AM (#46603390)
> I'm assuming you re-did your roof before you installed

In the UK I would expect the roof to be tile, which lasts basically forever unless a storm hits hard enough.

I did have to have my panels taken down and refitted, at a cost of well over £1000, because I hadn't bird-proofed underneath them (wasn't suggested by original installer). So watch out for that one.

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Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by KaiserPro on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:05PM (#46607982)
Yeah I need to un pigeon the underneath of mine.
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Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by rv3392 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @05:08PM (#46608986)
How do you bird-proof them?
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Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by pjc50 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:23AM (#46616372)
Fitting blocks (basically shaped plastic) around the edge to prevent birds from getting underneath and nesting. Merely landing on the panels isn't a huge nuisance, but nesting is.
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