Roofing
Roof replacement, built to carry solar
Every roof type — shingle, tile, metal, flat — installed by our licensed roofing partners and coordinated by Helios, so the roof and the solar that sits on it are one project, one timeline, and one set of aligned warranties.
Here's the problem we built this service to solve: a huge share of Southern California homes that want solar are sitting under roofs with a decade or less of life left — and putting a 25-year power plant on a 10-year roof means paying $3,000–$5,000 to remove and reinstall the panels later, plus a second permit cycle and two warranty seams. The fix is doing it in the right order, as one project. Our licensed roofing partners handle the roof — every material, every pitch — while Helios engineers the solar and manages the whole timeline. One quote, every line itemized, and Taylor reviews the combined design like any other Helios project.
Every SoCal roof type, covered
Asphalt & composite shingle
SoCal's workhorse roof and the fastest, most economical replacement. Modern architectural shingles carry 30–50-year material warranties and take solar mounting cleanly — the default choice for most suburban reroofs.
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Concrete & clay tile
The signature roof of inland and desert SoCal. Tile outlives its underlayment — often the real fix is relaying your existing tile over new underlayment rather than full replacement, a distinction that changes the price by half. Our partners do both, and our solar crews mount on tile with proper hooks, never shortcuts.
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Metal & standing seam
The premium long-game: 50+ year life, best-in-class fire performance, and the cleanest solar attachment there is (clamps, zero penetrations). Costs more up front; owns the decades.
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Flat, foam & TPO
LA's midcentury flats and modern builds. Foam and single-ply TPO systems insulate as they waterproof, and pair naturally with tilt-up solar racking. Drainage detailing is everything here — this is specialist work, and our partners specialize.
Solar on this roof typeFull pricing by material lives on our roof replacement cost page, and the bundling math on solar + roof together.
Why roof + solar as one project
One mobilization: the solar crew follows the roofing crew — no $3,000–$5,000 panel remove/reinstall bill five years from now
Coordinated permits and inspections instead of two separate cycles at city hall
Every solar penetration flashed and documented by agreement between both trades — no warranty finger-pointing, ever
Warranties that start together: roof material (up to 50 years), roofing workmanship, 25-year panels, 10-year solar workmanship
One line-item quote and one accountable company managing both scopes
Financing that wraps the roof into the solar project — often cheaper than financing them separately
Licensed partners, one accountable name
Roofing in California is its own licensed trade, and we treat it that way: all roofing work is performed by our licensed roofing partners — established Southern California roofing contractors we've vetted, whose license numbers appear on your contract, and whose crews we schedule and manage as part of the combined project. Helios engineers the solar, owns the timeline, and answers the phone for all of it. Specialist trades, single accountability — the same structure good general contractors have used forever, applied to the roof-and-solar problem.
We coordinate roofing across our full service area — see LA County, OC, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, SD County, Ventura County, Imperial County and the Coachella Valley.
Roofing questions, answered.
- Does Helios do the roofing work itself?
- Roofing is performed by our licensed roofing partners — established SoCal roofing contractors we've vetted and work with project after project — while Helios manages the project, the solar scope, and the combined timeline. You get specialist crews for each trade and one accountable point of contact, with every license number on the paperwork.
- How much does a roof replacement cost in Southern California?
- Typical 2026 ranges: asphalt shingle roughly $12,000–$22,000 for most single-family homes, tile relay or replacement $18,000–$45,000, standing-seam metal $30,000–$55,000, and flat/foam/TPO $10,000–$20,000. Size, pitch, tear-off, and decking condition move the number — see our full cost breakdown for the honest math.
- Should I replace my roof before going solar?
- If the roof has less than 10–12 years of life left, almost always yes — removing and reinstalling panels later costs $3,000–$5,000 plus a second permit cycle. Bundling reroof and solar means one mobilization, one coordinated permit path, and warranties that start together. If your roof is mid-life, we'll tell you it's fine and skip the upsell.
- Can you just replace the section under the solar array?
- Sometimes — a partial reroof of the array footprint is a legitimate middle path when the rest of the roof has life left, and we quote it as its own line when it makes sense. The tradeoff is a warranty seam between old and new sections; we explain it plainly and let you choose.
- Do roof and solar warranties conflict?
- Not when the work is coordinated — that's half the point of bundling. Our roofing partners' workmanship warranties cover the roof and every solar penetration is flashed and documented to preserve them, alongside the panel (25-year) and our 10-year solar workmanship coverage. Separate contractors pointing fingers at each other's penetrations is exactly what this model eliminates.
- What financing exists for a roof-plus-solar project?
- The combined project can be financed together — $0-down options through our lending partners cover the roof scope alongside the solar, often with a monthly payment below the old electric bill plus what a roof loan alone would cost. Every structure is shown side by side on a line-item quote.
One roof. One project. Done right, in order.
Free assessment of your roof's real remaining life — and an honest answer if it doesn't need replacing yet.