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Serving Hesperia and the High DesertPigeon Proofing Without Drilling
Rigid steel mesh, clipped to the lip of the panel frame. No screws, no bolts, no holes in your panels or your roof.
There are two ways to hold pigeon mesh on a solar array. One drills or screws it into the panel frame or the roof. The other clips it to the frame's lip. The clipped way costs a little more in parts and takes more care to fit. It is the only way we do it, and this page is why.
What each one does to your roof
Screws through the frame
Every hole is a place water gets in and a reason for a solar company to deny a warranty claim. In High Desert wind the mesh works against the screw heads and loosens within a couple of seasons.
Screws into the roof
Holes through tile or shingle underlayment, right next to the array where a leak is hardest to find. Nobody wants to explain that to a roofer.
Clips on the frame lip
A steel clip grips the inner lip of the aluminum frame and pins the mesh to it. No penetration anywhere. It holds in wind, and it comes off clean if a panel ever needs service.
What we clip on
Rigid, rust resistant steel mesh, not plastic and not chicken wire. Chicken wire rusts, sags and gets pushed aside by a bird that wants in. Plastic goes brittle in the sun. Steel mesh cut to the array and clipped every few inches stays flat and stays put.
The mesh runs the full perimeter, including the corners and the gap at the top edge where installers leave room for airflow. Pigeons find a two inch gap in a day, so the perimeter gets walked twice before we leave.
Why your installer will be fine with it
Panel and installer warranties cover the module and the mounting. Drilling into either one gives them a reason to walk away from a claim. Clips touch the frame lip and nothing else, so there is nothing to argue about. If a panel ever has to come out for service, the clips release and go back on afterward.
We include a lifetime workmanship warranty of our own, in writing, on every job. It is for the original customer and does not transfer if the property is sold. If mesh or clips fail because of how we installed them, we repair or replace the affected mesh and clips at no charge. It does not cover storm damage or birds getting in through areas that were not originally protected, and removal or changes by anyone else void it for the whole installation.
What comes with the mesh
The birds are cleaned out first: nests, eggs, droppings and debris hauled off, and the area sanitized so the smell goes. Then the mesh, then 2 to 3 reflective spinners on the roof vents, held with hose clamps, no drilling there either. The panels get washed with purified water and the droppings where the birds were are cleaned up and sanitized, both included. A whole roof wash is a separate service.
$450 covers up to 12 panels, $50 for each panel over. The 3D above shows the mesh going on and what the spinners cover.
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Window cleaning $149 / $249
The base price covers 10 to 12 windows on a single story or 18 to 20 on a two story. Past that it's more glass, more screens and more tracks to do right, so it's a flat $39 more, single or two story.
One flat $49 for every window inside the house, with the tracks vacuumed and wiped dry. Most companies charge by the window for inside work. We're already there with the water and the tools, so doing the inside costs you far less than a separate visit.
Big custom homes vary a lot. Extra panes and screens are counted on site or from a satellite view, and inside and out can run $499 to $599 on some homes. You get the exact price from Tony before anything starts, so there are no surprises on the day.
What you get. More light in every room, a clear view, screens and tracks that slide the way they should, and glass that lasts because hard water never gets the chance to etch it.
Why now. Dust and sprinkler overspray build up fast up here. A cleaning every 3 to 6 months keeps hard water from setting into the glass.
Pigeon proofing $450+
Cheaper crews screw or bolt mesh into the panel frame or the roof. Every hole is a spot for water and a reason for a solar company to deny a warranty claim. Our clips grip the inner lip of the frame, hold in High Desert wind, and come off clean if a panel ever needs service.
Pick one so the price is right. A two story home adds $125.
$450 covers up to 12 panels. Each panel past that means more mesh, more clips, more cleanout under the array and one more panel to wash, so it's $50 a panel. Set your count in the panel box below.
2 to 3 spinners come free. A spinner's flash covers the side of the roof it faces, and a ridge blocks it, so bigger roofs or roofs with birds on both sides usually need one more. Tap "See what the spinners do" to watch it in 3D.
What you get. Birds out from under the panels, nests and droppings hauled away and the area sanitized so the smell goes too, panels washed, mesh clipped to the frame so nothing voids your panel warranty, and a lifetime workmanship warranty on the install, in writing.
Why now. Nests only get bigger. The longer the birds stay, the more there is to clean out, and the more droppings sit on the roof and the wiring.
Solar panel cleaning $7 a panel
What you get. Clean panels, and if we notice anything visible while we're up there, like a cracked panel or birds moving in, we point it out. $7 a panel, dried spot free.
Why now. There's almost no rain up here to rinse panels, so the dust stacks up and your output drops a little more every month.
Window screen repair per screen
Standard insect screening prioritizes airflow and a clearer outward view. We reuse a sound, suitable frame.
All-Weather Solar-Control Mesh is durable, pet-resistant vinyl-coated polyester for additional shading. It can reduce direct solar heat and glare; the denser weave also changes outward visibility, airflow and incoming light.
What you get. Air in and bugs out, a clearer view from inside, screens that pop in and out easily, and the scope explained in writing.
Why now. UV runs about nine months a year up here. Builder mesh goes brittle, then the wind finishes it off.
Hard water removal from $12 a pane
Hard water is minerals bonded to the glass, so each pane is treated and polished by hand, pane by pane. We test one pane free first so you see the result before you decide on the rest.
Roof soft wash from $599
New construction clean from $249
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Graffiti removal from $129
Storefronts and buildings $149 inside and out
When your promos change, we take the old sticker off clean and put the new one up straight while we're there, $10 a sticker. You bring the stickers, we handle the glass.
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How to tell it's time
- Windows. Spots when the sun hits the glass, screens that look gray, or more than 6 months since the last clean.
- Solar panels. No wash in the last 6 months, or a sunny day in your solar app reading lower than it used to.
- Pigeons. Birds on the roof, droppings on the tile or driveway, cooing under the panels, or a sharp ammonia smell in the heat. They don't leave on their own.
- Screens. Tears, holes, mesh that bows out of the frame or crumbles when you press it.
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What spinners cover, and what they don't
- Flash sunlight and keep moving in the wind. Pigeons stay away from light and motion they can't predict.
- Keep birds off the open roof, the ridge and the eaves, where they land and walk.
- Cover the side of the roof they face. The flash travels in a straight line.
- Mount on your roof vents with stainless hose clamps. No drilling into the roof.
- Clear a nest that's already under your panels. The cleanout and the mesh do that.
- See over the ridge. One spinner on the front leaves the back side open, and the pigeons just move there.
- Replace the mesh. Mesh is the guarantee, spinners are the deterrent.
Clips and drilling questions
Do you drill into the panels or the roof?
No. The mesh is held by steel clips that grip the inner lip of the panel frame. Spinners mount on the roof vents with hose clamps. Nothing gets a hole.
Do the clips hold in the wind?
Yes. The clip pins the mesh against the frame lip, so wind pushes the mesh into the clip rather than away from it. Screwed mesh is the kind that works loose, because the mesh flexes against the screw heads until they strip.
Will this affect my solar warranty?
Clips touch the frame lip and nothing else, so there is no penetration for a manufacturer or installer to point at. Screws through the frame or the roof are exactly what they point at.
What if a panel needs service later?
The clips release by hand, the mesh section comes away, the panel is serviced, and the mesh goes back on. Nothing to patch afterward.
Is chicken wire ever okay?
No. It rusts, it sags, and a pigeon pushes it aside. Rigid steel mesh cut to the array is the only material we install.
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