Green Roofs & Solar
Oxford, Cheltenham & Chipping Norton
At Woodstock Roofing we also install solar panels on people's roofs - aiding the worldwide push to use renewable energy sources. As experienced solar panel installers, our solar panels are safe and simple to install and maintenance is very low meaning they'll last you for a very long time.
Give us a call today to discuss your options and for a quotation. Installing solar panels on your property can have a variety of advantages:
- Reduces hot water costs
- Reduces electricity costs
- Moves your home towards sustainability and self-sufficiency
- Low running and maintenance costs
- A slim matt-black trim means great aesthetics
- Easy to install
Solar Roofing Tiles
Solar roofing tiles are a fairly recent innovation and are becoming increasingly popular as environmental awareness grows. Rather than fitting standard roof tiles made of clay, concrete or slate roofs, Woodstock Roofing can install solar panels built in photovoltaic solar cells. We can install solar roof tiles on new build properties for commercial or residential purposes, or they can be incorporated into existing roofs during re-roofing projects.
The tiles are designed to blend in with existing roof tiles whether they be plain or interlocking concrete tiles, slates or shingles. All tiles have a simple plug-in connector so they can be wired together while they're being installed.
Maintenance
Solar roof tiles have an average lifespan of more than 20 years so you'll get a lot out of them. Due to the fact that the panel has no moving parts, you'll find that not much maintenance is necessary at all. Solar roof tiles include a self locking fixing system that allows the glass laminate to be easily removed for when they need to be inspected, cleaned or replaced.
Green Roofs
Green roofs are becoming increasingly popular. They are buildings that are completely covered in vegetation or soil and may also include additional layers such as a drainage and irrigation systems. Our roofing contractors can assist you in this area.
Green Roof Advantages:
- You can grow plants and vegetables self-sufficiently
- Reduce energy costs
- Increase the lifespan of your roof
- Soil reduces rainwater run-off
- Good sound insulation
- Creates a cooling effect in hot weather city environments
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How does solar work?
In simple terms, photovoltaic (silicon) cells are connected in a series and as soon as light makes contact with these cells, it causes electrons and protons to migrate in the opposite directions, which creates an internal electric field within the cell.
The current is then collected by a grid of contacts on either side of each cell creating 5 to several hundred watts of 12 Volt DC (direct current) power.
