I am carrying out a Solar Panel installation and have been advised to do a roof paint pre or post the installation (depending on who you talk to). My tiles are a bit old and replacement tiles are not available in the market, even the second-hand ones as the tiles have been discontinued by Boral (at least not in Canberra).
My questions are as follows:
- Do I really need to do a painting? I have been informed that because my tile is old, it has lost its paint and this can lead to soaking of water and formation of mould
- Should I be carrying out the Roof paint pre or post the installation? The benefit of pre-installation paint is that the whole roof gets painted evenly. Not sure of the real benefit of post-installation paint but have been told that we can fix any issues related to breakage etc.
Thanks for your help in advance!
Regards