Solar in Houston has to earn its place on a roof that already fights humidity, hurricane wind, and shade from mature trees. The sun is strong, but haze and a long wet season change how a slope performs, and none of that matters if the deck is soft. An array on saturated underlayment or on shingles that just lifted in a gulf wind pins new penetrations to a roof that needs work first. The visit starts with wood and attachment, not with a drawing.
Wind is the structural test. Ask how the modules tie to the deck and how the flashing will behave when rain is driven sideways. A panel that can catch wind is a sail if the connection is casual. Flood exposure matters for equipment that sits low. Ask whether the inverter, the disconnect, and any storage hardware will be above the water that has entered this house before. Shade from live oaks will not show up in a noon photo from the street.
Heat and moisture are hard on gear left in an attic. Ask where the inverter will sit, how you will see that a string went quiet after a storm, and whether the electrical service can accept the connection. Roof type changes the flashing. Asphalt, metal, and tile each need their own detail so a downpour does not follow the bracket indoors. Mention lifted shingles or a soft deck while the roof is still easy to discuss.
Permits and utility interconnection belong in the same conversation. Ask who files the building permit, who files to interconnect, and whether the system stays off until the utility allows it to operate. Ask who removes the array when the roof is replaced, because wind and wet decks move that day forward. Get the module and inverter models named. An aerial image has not felt a spongy slope or seen the waterline in the garage.
Have the address, the age and type of roof, and which slopes sit under trees. Say if wind or a soft deck is already a worry, and if floodwater has reached the garage. Ask for a site visit about structure, wind, shade, and permission to operate. Keep the talk on the roof and the gear. Call the number on this page.