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I've not read too much in detail about the solar roof but at this price is it actually economical? Or just a status symbol?
by reedf1 6y ago
I've not read too much in detail about the solar roof but at this price is it actually economical? Or just a status symbol?
- andreareina 6y agoReportedly not: > If Tesla can’t honor the old price, they’ll need to put on a regular roof and solar panels (which they estimate will cost significantly less than Tesla’s updated Solar Roof pricing).
- aardvarkr 6y agoIt’s not a status symbol per se, at least not in my opinion because the whole point is it’s invisible. Hard to flex if no one can see it, lol. It’s just a beautiful roof with hidden solar panels. But no, it’s nowhere near economical compared to the alternatives though they’re the only provider I know of doing invisible tiles. The price difference before the recent increase was like 20k for a 2,000 sq ft house vs 35-50k.
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> the whole point is it’s invisible. Hard to flex if no one can see it Perfectly fine for flexing over when their wife brings it up every goddamn millisecond.
- CobrastanJorji 6y agoThe pitch goes like this. You need a roof (either because you're building a new house or because your roof needs replacing). A regular roof will last maybe 25 years. The Tesla roof costs substantially more, but it also reduces or eliminates your electric bill for decades, and it lasts "infinity or the lifetime of the building," so in theory it could save you the cost of replacing your roof next time. Now, whether that actually works out in practice depends on a lot of unknowns plus also local factors (how much do roofs costs where you live, how much sunlight do you get, how much electricity do you use, does anyone in several hundred square miles know how to repair your Tesla roof, etc).
- hef19898 6y agoThe 25 years is interesting. Tile roofs over here, Europe / EU, last way longer than that. On both my grand parents houses, from the 50s, the roof was not replaced yet. If something goes, it is usually due to damage or because the construction under it rots over time due to leaks that aren't fixed. We have a rather flat roof, so no tiles, and the bitumen cover has to covered with a new layer every 10 years or so. This is also considerably cheaper than tiles.
- kwhitefoot 6y agoThe first house that I bought in the UK was built in 1890, it still has the original slates on the roof.
- Gravityloss 6y agoFun to think if there will be hundred year old solar panel roofs that still produce a bit. Probably have to rewire them to bypass broken parts or something.
- arethuza 6y agoWe have a house with a traditional slate roof and even though its in a pretty exposed position as long as it is maintained (we have the roofer out at least once a year) I can't see why it wouldn't last pretty much indefinitely (i.e. at least 150 years or more).
- bradstewart 6y agoWhat does the yearly maintenance involve? I've only ever had asphalt shingle roofs, which require basically no maintenance (unless hail or a tree branch or something damages it).
- arethuza 6y agoA slate or two might fall off in a storm - that's pretty much it apart from clearing out gutters which I can do. We are in a fairly exposed position overlooking the sea with no shelter from the south east where storm winds are likely to come from - but that's the price for great views! I think as long as you don't let multiple slates come off in the same area (and therefore run the risk of water getting in) slate roofs pretty much last forever - they are stone after all!