Ask about solar on your Northwich home

This is an independent guide to Northwich roofs, not an installer. Describe the house and the question; SEO-DONS LTD reads it and replies by email.

• Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
• Your details are not passed to installers; nobody will phone or call round.
• Before signing with any firm, run the checks on choosing an installer.

Examples of questions you could send

• “Our Witton terrace had a subsidence repair years ago. What should the survey look at?”
• “Can plug-in panels go on our mock-Tudor front?”
• “Two quotes for our semi in Rudheath differ by a third. What should we compare?”
• “We heat with oil near Shakerley. Do panels help with that?”

How we work out a reply

1. We place the postcode in one of the seven Census wards this guide uses, so the reply can say what kind of homes and heating are typical there.
2. We read the PVGIS row for the direction and pitch you give, per kWp, and scale it to the size on any quote you mention.
3. We check the address against the five conservation areas around the town and the National Heritage List, because either changes the planning answer.
4. We note anything you say about past subsidence repairs and point you to the structure check, without guessing about the ground.
5. We say whether the system you describe would follow the G98 or G99 route with the network operator.

What a reply covers

We will tell you which rule or scheme applies to what you describe, give the PVGIS figure for your roof direction and pitch in Northwich, and explain what a quote includes or leaves out. We will not assess the ground, inspect a roof, decide a planning question or name a firm. Before you write, the roof readiness check may answer part of it. How your message is handled is set out in the privacy notice and terms; corrections and complaints go through the contact page.