Demonofz

Worked on many historic homes... and let me tell you... They were a pain! In the state of Utah, any electrical that you touch MUST be brought up to current code. This sometimes means rewiring an entire home. This doesn't even include dealing with the roof conditions. Wood shingles? Suck. Cement Shingles? Suck. It was really interesting to see the architecture that went into building these homes, but so many things were not up to code, that it was almost like building a new home in its entirety.

In the spring and the fall it is very nice! In the summer though... The shingles reach temperatures of 160 degrees and you start melting your shoes. In the winter you have to shovel a few feet of snow off of the roof, and then use a blow torch to take off the underlying ice. Usually this is a 2-3 hour process before you can even begin. I remember working in Grantsville in 2016, and it was -9 degrees outside. Just builds character ;)

Prior to the tariffs set by trump on solar panels, I would say that you absolutely could accomplish this. The average system that we put on a "normal" sized home cost the owner ~$25k. We also offered payment plans to pay off over time. The only downside of living in Utah is that there are laws in place so you can never be totally "off grid". Always have to be tied into Rocky Mountain power meters one way or another.

Essentially we had a design team that would use a very intricate system that would show 3D models of the shade of the trees, the weight per square foot on the roof, and what weight rating the trusses in the home had. If everything checked out, we would get a permit from the city. If it did not, we would have to essentially go build them a new roof to make it structurally sound.

They hours were pretty relentless. Wasn’t surprising to work 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. Took a lot of toll on me and my wife’s relationship, as well as me never seeing my kids.