Solar Panel Protection
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Solar Panel Protection Services
You’ve invested in solar panels, but have you protected them?
While they might be the ideal way to power your home off the grid, did you know solar panels are also the perfect home for Britain’s number 1 pest – the pigeon? There are around 18 million pigeons in the UK at the moment, and their numbers are growing by the day. They’re noisy and messy visitors, and if you have solar panels they can be a threat to both your panels and your roof itself.
Why Do Solar Panels Need Protection?
Solar panels have to be fitted with a gap between the panel and the roof. This gap is the perfect size for a bird to fly into and nest in. Nesting under solar panels gives pigeons a warm and safe place to live, and it can be difficult to get rid of them once they’re in place. And the longer you leave it, the more pigeons you have, so the more damage and more mess.
Pigeons nesting under your solar PV system can damage the cabling for your system, the panels themselves or the installation apparatus. They can also cause structural damage to your roof, since their guano is high in Ulric acid and very corrosive. Left untreated, the acidic white liquid will erode most surfaces, including concrete, paint, tiles, slates and plastics. In other words, all of the things on your roof.
Solar Panel Protection
Willingtons offers a comprehensive solar panel protection service to help preserve both your roof and your solar panels. We use specially crafted wire mesh protections to create a housing for your solar panels, preventing birds of any kind from getting under the panels and nesting.
Our solar panel protection service is quick and simple, and we even supply our own scaffolding to get the job done. Our professionals can install it in just one day, and can return to inspect it regularly to make sure it isn’t damaged and is still doing its job properly. And because our installers are roofing professionals, you know it won’t damage your roof in any way.