Hillside blocks, split-level floor plans and tile roofs from the 1970s and 80s need a design done on site. We lay out Jinko and Aiko panels face by face, place the battery where the block allows, and bring the old switchboard up to standard in the same job.
Endeavour Hills was laid out in the 1970s and 1980s over rising ground, and the builders followed the land. Instead of flat slabs, a lot of the homes are split-level or two storey, stepped down the block with a garage tucked under one end. The roofs match: tile, 40 to 50 years old, broken into upper and lower sections at different heights. None of that stops solar. It does mean a design made from a satellite photo and a phone call will be wrong.
Slope cuts both ways. A house on the north side of a street may have its best roof face tilted well towards the sun and clear of everything. The one opposite can sit in the shadow of the hill, the neighbour above or a gum that was a sapling in 1982. We measure shade on each face separately and put panels only where they will earn their place, which sometimes means a west face for late afternoon instead of a compromised north one.
Then there is the wiring. Homes of this age commonly still have the original switchboard, and a battery cannot be connected to it safely. We check the board, the mains and the meter position on the first visit, and the upgrade goes into the same fixed quote as the panels. You can see how solar fits with our other work in Endeavour Hills on the suburb page.
The equipment is standard. Getting it onto a stepped tile roof and a 45-year-old electrical system is the skill.
Upper and lower roof sections catch the sun at different times and can shade each other. We use Jinko Tiger Neo and Aiko panels and arrange the strings so a shaded section does not drag down the rest. On older tiles we take care with every bracket and carry spares for any that crack.
On a sloping block the garage is often under the house and the meter box is up at the front door. We look for the position that keeps the cable run sensible and the battery out of direct weather: the under-house garage, a carport wall or a sheltered side wall. Sigenergy, GoodWe, Tesla Powerwall and Sungrow are the units we fit.
Ceramic fuses and a crowded original board are common in 3802. Where it has to go, we fit a new board with safety switches on every circuit and spare room for later additions such as a heat pump, induction cooktop or EV charger.
A single hybrid inverter manages the panels, the battery and backup. We confirm whether the house is single or three-phase, lodge the connection application with the network and set the system up for monitoring from your phone.
The full range is on our products page.
Tier-one panels with 25-year performance warranties, laid out for the roof faces you have.
Hybrid and string inverters, chosen so a battery can join the system now or later.
Home batteries sized to the evening peak, with backup circuits set up for outages.
Home chargers wired into the same system and set to charge from your solar first.
There is no Endeavour Hills case study yet. These are the nearest written-up jobs with a similar brief: tile roofs, brick walls and, in one case, a switchboard that had to be replaced.
In Berwick, 34 Jinko panels on a tile roof with a Sigenergy hybrid inverter and bollard-protected battery. The main switchboard was upgraded as part of the job and heat pump hot water was added.
A three-phase Sigenergy system in Ferntree Gully: 38 Jinko Tiger Neo panels on tile, four SigenStor battery modules mounted on the outside brick wall, and an EV charger on the same system.
A smaller Berwick system for a smaller load: 18 Jinko Tiger Neo Satin panels, a Sigenergy hybrid inverter and one SigenStor module fixed to the exterior wall.
More of the work happens before install day here than on a flat block.
We look at every roof section, the fall of the land, the trees and the neighbours uphill, and photograph the switchboard and meter.
Each face is assessed on its own. You get a drawing showing which sections carry panels and which we have left empty, with the reason.
One fixed figure covering panels, inverter, battery, any switchboard upgrade and the discounts that apply to you.
Two-storey and steep sites get the right edge protection and access gear booked ahead, so install day is not spent improvising.
Our own electricians complete the roof, battery and board, test backup with you there and issue the Certificate of Electrical Safety.
Solar and batteries are funded by different programs. We apply whichever you qualify for before the price is quoted.
A federal incentive that lowers the cost of the solar itself. It is deducted at the point of sale, so the quoted price already includes it.
A rebate and an interest-free loan for eligible owner-occupiers. It covers solar panels and inverters only. Solar Victoria no longer offers a battery rebate or battery loan; both closed in 2025.
Cheaper Home Batteries reduces an approved battery by around 30 percent with no income test. It is the one battery incentive available and we take it off the quote.
Stepped roofs, old boards and awkward battery positions are where cheap installs go wrong.
Our A-Grade electricians do the switchboard, so there is no second contractor and no surprise variation halfway through.
SAA accredited design and installation, New Energy Tech Approved Seller, and every installer is a Powerband employee.
A panel in shade is money on the roof doing nothing. The layout only uses sections that perform.
Most homes here still heat with ducted gas. When you move to reverse cycle heating in Endeavour Hills, the solar should already be big enough.
Live Google reviews. Look for the Sigenergy, GoodWe and Powerwall jobs.
Anything else, call 0466 355 441. You will be speaking with an electrician.
It makes the design more involved, not the result worse. Upper and lower sections are treated as separate arrays so one does not hold back the other. We draw the layout for your roof and explain what each section contributes.
Often it is. East and west faces produce well, and a west face lines up with the late afternoon when the house is busiest. If the roof really does not suit a worthwhile system, we will say so before you spend anything.
In most cases, yes. We check the condition of the tiles at the site visit and replace any broken during the install with spares. If the roof looks like it needs attention from a roofer first, we tell you up front.
If it is the original board with ceramic fuses, almost certainly. A battery and backup circuits need a modern board with safety switches. The upgrade is priced into the quote and done by our electricians on the same job.
An under-house garage is often a good spot because it is sheltered and cool. The question is the cable route back to the switchboard. We look at that on site and choose between the garage, a carport and a protected outside wall.
It needs more access equipment and a little more time, and we allow for both in the quote. Most systems are still completed in one or two days.
We walk the roof and the block, check the switchboard, and send a fixed written quote with the layout, battery and after-discount price. No obligation.
