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Burnt wire in my inverter
Scott M.

I have called, called and called never get a call back. Even after they filed chapter 11!!! Always have to leave a message with the over flow center! will my inverter every replaced! Can not get a call back from anyone!! Solar has been down for a month. This is how they treat there customer. Paid my system if full. Does anyone care at Solar4America?

Adding underlayment to roof at fornt of house , December 14, 2016
Aldrich B.

I had a generally good experience with Peterson Dean Roofing and Solar (PDRS). They provided Solar and roofing for our single story ranch home. I wanted a single company to provide solar and roofing to simplify any warranty work. I received quotes from other companies that did both and by other companies that did individual components. PDRS happen to be the best price for both roofing and solar. Jason McCormick was our sales coordinator and worked with us to install 20 Solar World 285 Watt panels with Enphase microinverters. He was patient and worked with us though the completion of the project. Robert Yoo was our solar coordinator and provided the technical information as part of the project. Both were great to work with. Below is a rough timeline of the project/process. * September 2016 - Initial Contact and Quote * October 2016 - Solar Site Survey * December 2016 - Roofing was installed * Late January 2017 - Solar was installed You can view our system at: https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/pv/public_systems/6KLp1155225/ My only disappointment was that the installation of the Solar component took longer than anticipated and installation was completed early 2017. I was not able to take the Tax Credit in 2016. I am hopeful (assuming the current administration does not change the tax code) I still can. To be fair, I heard there was a huge demand due to the new administration that potentially caused the delay. The stronger rainy season did not help either. There was also some minor hiccups, but just enough to not give five stars. Overall, I am satisfied with Peterson Dean Roofing and Solar and have recommended them to others.

Joseph A.

Where to start ... We bought a new construction home last year and PD installed our tile roof. After inspecting my roof I found many troubled areas Solar 4 America would not respond to my phone calls. After putting a bad review on yelp with pictures they sent a project manager out. First he tried to tell me that that the problems were normal until I told him I haVe experience in roofing. He spent about 3/4 of a day fixing the problems and said he would inspect the 2nd story for me sincce I didn't have a ladder. So I deleted my bad review since my problem was gone. Well we just had solar installed and when the 2nd story ladder came out I was finally able to inspect my 2nd story. During inspection I found 1, the sealant that seals the ridge and hop tiles had huge cracks where it was allowing water to leak. 2, one tile cut short that was allowing water to leak in 3, they smashed my valley metal where the gutter drains. This would stop water from over fLowing to my deck. 4, no flashing under all my hip tiles a very important section as it will cause water major problems with leaks and rot in a few years. They sent another tech out to fix the problems he fixed the Valley, sealant and the short tile. He told me he would send another team out since they didn't install flashing. He was actually shocked the installers never installed it. He said it would probably take 2 guys 7-8 hours. This has been two weeks with a few rains and I haven't received any calls. I called them back Thursday 30th and also left them a message on yelp. The lady in the office told me she would call me back the same day. Well it's Saturday and I haven't heard a word. I've already reached out to our builder so hopefully they can put pressure on Solar 4 America to get my roof installed correctly. If they did this to our new build I wonder how many other roofs in our community is bad. Look at their other yelp page to see my revimore pictures of their work If we could give negative stars they would surely get them

Conduit work on roof

Stay away from this company. Customer service is terrible unless you complain even. Workmanship is shoddy and won't pass inspection, see attached photo. After researching and talking to different solar companies and with a glowing recommendation from a friend, I decided to go with PetersenDean a.k.a Solar 4 America. In May of 2019, I signed a contract with them with an estimated finish late Oct. I was promised in writing "A world-class experience..." and "Top notch system installation...". After countless emails since September asking for an install date, with the only response being "I'll send an email.", I finally get an install date of Nov 26th. Nov 26th rolls around and they come for the install and tell me they are only installing the panels and nothing else. I get no information back about when they are going to come and finish the job. So I contact them and get an install date of Dec 3rd. Dec 3rd comes and no one shows up, not even a phone call saying "Hey sorry, our crew can't make it out today." Nothing.. So, I send them an email and then they tell me their next availability is Jan 6th. So I tell them that I am going to have to re-file with my HOA as that will be 90 days since I filed for approval. After I raise a stink, they tell me that they can get their crew out on Dec 12. Later in the day, they call me back asking if there is any equipment here and I tell them only the solar panels. The crew arrives on the 12th and asks me where all the equipment is after I specifically told them that only the solar panels are here. The crew chief then calls the warehouse manager to try and get the equipment. The warehouse manager informs him that that there is no equipment in the warehouse for my house. So, after the crew leaves, I send another email asking what the serial numbers are for my equipment and I promptly get an email back with serial numbers. Long story short, they came out three more times, Dec 14th, 17th and 18th. On the 17th, the crew stayed until 9:30 at night stating that he wanted to make sure that no matter what our solar was turned on. Which, I appreciated. On the 18th, there was another crew chief and he told me that the first crew chief should have never turned on the solar panels until after inspection. He also let me know that if everything was set up correctly; which it wasn't, we would have been charged for the power our solar panels produced. Apparently, our PG&E meter is a one-way meter and they(PG&E) need to come and install a two-way meter. The workmanship for the conduit on my house looks very amateur and I can't close my outside electrical panel. The workers told me that they were untrained in many aspects of the installation. Which didn't instill a lot of confidence. As of Jan 4th, I still don't have solar installed. I have given PetersenDean ample time to rectify the situation along with many complaint-filled emails, I am fed up. There is nothing world class about this experience and very little top-notch about the installation.

New Roof with New Vents
Sandyann G.

Petersen Dean gets the highest marks from me for the recent re-roof of our 50 year old home. Even though we are in a drought it managed to rain enough for us to discover a leak in our garage. After calling around we scheduled two estimate appointments. Let's focus on Petersen Dean: *****Tony Y - Sales: Tony arrived a few minutes early for our appointment well prepared with an estimate in hand based on our homes specific details. There were three different roofing materials to be selected from and all materials necessary for the job were included. The only changes to the estimate would occur if additional roofing materials were needed due to unseen damage - read 'dry rot'. Based on Tony's knowledge and sales presentation skills we knew before he left that PD would get the contract. Tony also let us know of the available financing options. *****Stacy H - Re-Roof Administrator: Stacy was in communication with us throughout the entire process including watching the weather closely to make sure they could get the job scheduled and completed in between storms. *****PD Roofing Crew - I can't say enough about these guys. They were up on our roof about 4 hours after it stopped raining on Wednesday and were completely done with the re-roof with about six hours to spare before the next raindrops began falling on Thursday evening. Once the roofing was complete a clean-up crew came along and took away all the garbage. They did an excellent job on the clean-up. I think we found two nails but we had to really look for them. *****Chris M - Site Supervisor (?): It was great having Chris on-site during this process as he was able to ensure that everything went smoothly, on time, and as planned while keeping us up to date. Chris was professional and personable which carried throughout the entire process and including resolving the one issue that came up. Speaking of the issue. Our HVAC unit is on the roof. The unit was 'moved or lifted' to allow the shingle R&I, which shorted out the system completely once the unit was shifted. We had the unit repaired and submitted a request to PD for a reimbursement of the repair fees. We do not think any one particular person on this crew should be personally held accountable for the HVAC issue. I don't know if shutting off the main power would have prevented this from happening. We know it was not shut off as I was home working. Well I was trying anyway. I'm sure they thought we were crazy for being home during all that noise. Something for consideration on future jobs with an HVAC unit on the roof. We worked with Chris on a satisfactory resolution and have a beautiful new roof, an HVAC that works, and the reimbursement in hand. Petersen Dean has a very satisfied customer who will always refer business their way in the future. If I find another 12K I'll be calling them for solar! Cheers, to many years of staying dry even in a storm!

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Has anyone used Peterson Dean for fencing? If so, how did it go? Tom

Their fencing team is great. Our new fence and gate turned out better than we expected. I highly recommend getting your fencing done by Petersen Dean.

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