Job No. 009

Houston 77066

A solar array stood between this roof and its rebuild. The panels came down one day, the new roof went on the next — all of it on camera.

February 24, morning. The new roof from the air, the morning after the build.
February 24, morning. The new roof from the air, the morning after the build.
inspected
January 7 and January 13, 2026
solar array
unbolted and staged February 22, 2026
torn off + rebuilt
February 23, 2026 — one day
decking
three rotted sections replaced
shingles
Atlas Pinnacle Pristine, Oystershell
underlayment
MAXfelt synthetic, full deck
final aerials
February 24, 2026

What we found

Two January visits, roof-level. The photos made the case slope by slope — a worn field, rusted flashings — and over it all, a solar array that had to come down before any of it could.

January 7. A pipe flashing rusted through at its base plate.
January 7. A pipe flashing rusted through at its base plate.
January 13. The inspection test square, chalked on the north front slope.
January 13. The inspection test square, chalked on the north front slope.
January 7. The complication overhead — a solar array bolted to the roof that needed replacing.
January 7. The complication overhead — a solar array bolted to the roof that needed replacing.

Panels off first

There is no shortcut around an array. The crew unbolted the racking, carried every panel down, and staged the whole system against the back fence, clear of the work.

February 22. Unbolting the racking, rail by rail.
February 22. Unbolting the racking, rail by rail.
February 22. Every panel down and racked against the back fence, the rails stacked on the lawn.
February 22. Every panel down and racked against the back fence, the rails stacked on the lawn.

Tear-off

The next morning the truck was in the driveway and the old roof was coming off. Tear-off exposed rotted decking in three places — the bad wood came out and new decking went in before anything covered it.

February 23, morning. Build day underway — tear-off already moving on the roof behind the yard sign.
February 23, morning. Build day underway — tear-off already moving on the roof behind the yard sign.
February 23. Fresh decking let into the roof — one of three rotted sections cut out and replaced.
February 23. Fresh decking let into the roof — one of three rotted sections cut out and replaced.

The rebuild

MAXfelt synthetic underlayment sealed the deck, then Atlas Pinnacle Pristine shingles — Oystershell — went up the slopes. The drone recorded the day, down to the flashing work at the chimney.

February 23. Over the MAXfelt-sealed deck while the chimney flashing goes in.
February 23. The spec on the driveway — Atlas Pinnacle Pristine wrappers, hip-and-ridge, and underlayment rolls on the pallet.
February 23. The spec on the driveway — Atlas Pinnacle Pristine wrappers, hip-and-ridge, and underlayment rolls on the pallet.
February 23. Oystershell shingles climbing over the MAXfelt, slope by slope.
February 23. Oystershell shingles climbing over the MAXfelt, slope by slope.
February 23, dusk. The day's last drone pass — the build still underway below.
February 23, dusk. The day's last drone pass — the build still underway below.

Next morning

The finals came the next morning: every plane new, the array still down. The panels' return is not in this photo record — so it is not on this page. What the camera holds is the roof itself.

February 24. Down the long slope — fresh ridge caps in morning light.
February 24. Down the long slope — fresh ridge caps in morning light.

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