Armadale's Housing Spans a Century. Your Solar Quote Should Reflect That.
From the heritage township to Haynes and Harrisdale, the roof under your panels tells us almost everything we need to know before we quote.
Armadale sits at the foot of the Darling Scarp on Perth's south-eastern fringe, about 40 kilometres from Rockingham, and no two streets here were built in the same decade. The housing stock runs from post-war cottages near the old township core right through to brand-new Colorbond estates on the suburban fringe, and that range shapes every solar conversation we have with a local homeowner. Getting the install right means knowing which era of Armadale you're standing in.
About Solar in Armadale
The roof mix in Armadale is one of the widest of any suburb in the Solahart Rockingham service area. Older homes near the town centre carry terracotta or early concrete tile roofs, some of them 50 or more years old, with the occasional corrugated iron or fibro-era structure still standing. The large 1970s and 1980s housing wave added a substantial layer of concrete tile brick-veneer across areas like Mount Nasura. Then come the 1990s and 2000s builds, and the newest estates further out in Haynes and Harrisdale where Colorbond dominates. Because Armadale is well inland, salt corrosion is not the hardware concern it is in coastal suburbs. What does matter here is the age and condition of the roof itself, the Scarp-edge wind loading on older structures, and bushfire attack levels on properties near the bush fringe.
Solar Services in Armadale
Homeowners calling us from Armadale tend to come to us from a few directions, and the calls we get reflect just how varied the suburb is. Some are on newer estates and want to size a solar and battery system from scratch for a large family home running ducted air conditioning through summer. Others are on older properties and have an ageing Solahart or Euro Sun hot water system that is leaking or simply past its useful life, and they want to know whether repair or full replacement makes more sense. We also hear from homeowners who already have solar panels installed but want to add a battery now that the technology has matured. And then there's a steady flow of calls about heat pumps, often from people who had been meaning to replace an old thermal system and finally made the decision. Armadale logs over 3,100 hours of sunshine a year, with January averaging nearly 12 hours of daily sunshine, so there is plenty of solar resource to put to work whatever the starting point.
What Armadale Customers Say
Liam was very friendly and informative when assisting us with a Solahart issue. He worked efficiently and solved the problem quickly! Thank you, Liam!
I recently had a solar hot water and wet back system installed by solahart rockingham. Mick and his team have done a great job I'm very happy
I called at 9am about low hot water pressure, and these good folks had it fixed for me by 3pm on the same day.
Armadale Solar FAQs
Whether you are starting from scratch, upgrading an older system, or just trying to work out what your roof will actually support, Solahart Rockingham is the local team to call. We cover Armadale and the surrounding suburbs, and we can arrange a free, no-obligation quote at a time that suits you. Get in touch and we will take it from there.