My GivEnergy hybrid inverter + battery system had worked faultlessly for 3 years when it suddenly stopped charging and discharging the battery. On contacting my supplier, who had used a sub-contractor for the installation work, I was provided with an email address at GivEnergy but, as it turned out, this is only for GivEnergy Software who are not able to assist. A Google search led to the Solar Tech Support web site, which contains a wealth of helpful information. I requested a remote solar diagnostic, and after providing Ron access to my inverter, he was able to identify and fix the problem within minutes. I am very impressed by Ron’s expertise and knowledge, which included useful information on the current state of GivEnergy Ltd. I would thoroughly recommend Solar Tech Support.
Solar panel bird mesh in Leeds
- Leeds is our home city — registered office on Great George Street
- Every install includes a full array review
- Scaffold included on two-storey, not added on after
Tell us the property type and roughly how many panels. A bungalow is priced from £995; a terrace or semi is a two-storey job, priced from £1,495 with the scaffold in the price. Confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Book bird meshAll solar services in LeedsContacted Solar Tech about my Givenergy battery storage system that wasn't working. Battery status was "idle". Given the company Givenergy had gone bust, I need independent quality technical help. Very patient and clearly very knowledgeable about battery systems Ron diagnosed possible issues and suggested several possible remedies. Worked our way through them and fortunately it began to work. The fault was very specific and only an experienced engineer would have thought to check. Suffice to say I'll be back if I need independent support again. Lastly you only pay if there is a solution. Outstanding.
Absolutely brilliant service. Our GivEnergy battery stopped working for no obvious reason. The manufacturers have gone in administration so no aftercare is available. Our installer could not diagnose the problem and gave up. We were at our wits end. A web search came up with Solar Tech Support. In truth, the reviews almost seemed to good to be true. But Ron diagnosed the problem within the hour and fixed it remotely the same day. He explained everything clearly and thoroughly and has offered solutions to other issues we had too. I honestly cannot recommend Ron highly enough. An absolute godsend in the mess that GivEnergy have left behind in their demise. Thank you again for all your help!
We were having problems with our inverter, couldn’t get an early response from our installer a stressed conversation between our installer and solar tech support led to a text to us to authorise connection to your company . Ron was a very helpful and knowledgeable man who tried with a bit of difficulty as we are pensioners and very knowledgeable. Spent time on phone without making us feel small.we would recommend this company if you have any problems. Thanks Ron 5 star
Excellent service from Solar Tech Support. Extremely quick to respond, easy to deal with and clearly very talented engineers. They were persistent throughout a complex GivEnergy battery issue and resolved everything completely. Highly knowledgeable, professional and reassuring support from start to finish. Highly recommended.
Ron was brilliant. He really tried to help. He spent hours trying to fix our GivEnergy AIO and ultimately it became apparent that it needed parts to fix the BMS management system. As there appears to be no replacement parts available on the market, he gave excellent advice on what options are now available to move forward. He is incredibly helpful and knowledgeable.
The housing stock decides the job
Leeds is the largest city we cover and it has the widest range of solar we see anywhere. That matters more for bird mesh than it does for most work, because the price is set by how we get to the roof rather than by how many panels are on it.
Headingley, Hyde Park, Burley, Armley. Compact two to three kilowatt arrays squeezed onto narrow south-facing roofs. These have steep, narrow roofs with limited access, which is the case where a scaffold stops being optional. Two-storey pricing.
Roundhay, Horsforth, Morley, Moortown. Three to four kilowatt feed-in-tariff systems, usually on straightforward rear-facing arrays. Still two-storey, so still scaffolded, but the array is easier to work along once we are on it.
Single-storey property is where the lower price applies. The mesh detail is the same and the array review is the same; the access is less involved, and we pass that on rather than charging the two-storey rate.
Alwoodley and the newer developments around Garforth, Micklefield and Kippax, many with solar and battery fitted from new. Younger arrays, so mesh here is usually preventative rather than a response to a nest.
Leeds took to solar early and at scale. The feed-in-tariff years put panels on the brick terraces of Headingley, Burley and Armley and across the inter-war semis of Moortown, Alwoodley and Horsforth, which means a great many Leeds arrays are now over a decade old and have had nobody on the roof since the day they went up.
Bird mesh pricing in Leeds
Two prices, split by the property rather than the array. Both include the array review below, and neither carries a Leeds travel charge.
Supplied and fitted. Mesh, stainless clips, existing nesting material cleared, gaps sealed at the tile line, and the array review.
Everything above, plus the scaffold. Most Leeds solar sits on two-storey property, so this is the figure that applies to the majority of jobs in the city.
Inner-city terraces here have steep, narrow roofs with limited access. That is our own published description of the Leeds stock and it is the reason the scaffold is priced in rather than offered as an option. It is expensive, and we would rather charge for it than send an engineer up a ladder onto that kind of roof. If a quote for the same house comes in well under this, it is worth asking how they intend to get up there.
We fit EnviroGuard, a galvanised steel mesh with a PVC coating and a tighter aperture than the chicken wire a lot of cheaper jobs are done with. It is matched to your panels, black on black frames and silver on older silver ones, and it is clipped to the panel frame, never tek screwed into it. Screwing into the frame is quicker for the fitter and it voids your panel warranty, because it puts a hole through a sealed frame the manufacturer never sanctioned. If you are comparing quotes, ask what mesh they use and how they fix it.
What we check while the access is up
Getting to a Leeds terrace roof safely costs more than the mesh does. Once that is paid for, it would be a waste to staple mesh round the array and climb back down. Solar is meant to save you money, not cost it, and sealing a fault under new mesh does the opposite. Every install includes the following at no extra charge. That is the difference the price is paying for. We are not bird mesh fitters who happen to own a ladder, we are solar engineers, and while the access is up you get an engineer looking properly at your array instead of mesh being stapled over the top of it.
After ten years of Leeds weather, MC4 connectors develop water ingress and corrosion, creating resistance that reduces output and can eventually cause arcing. We find it on roughly one in three of the older systems we inspect across the city. Factory connectors on the panel tails are rarely the problem; the ones an installer crimped on the roof are. We check every man-made MC4 is made off correctly, and where it is not we replace it, crimp it properly and tighten it.
How the array was actually put on: rail alignment, bracket spacing, panel seating. Mid and end clamps are re-torqued across the array, because they work loose over years of thermal cycling and wind loading.
The mesh goes onto a clean array. Droppings, moss and grime come off while the access is there, which is the one time it can be done without paying for the access twice.
Where the DC cables pass through the roof they must be protected against mechanical abrasion. This matters particularly on Leeds terraces, where cable routing through loft spaces is common and the entry point is often the least considered part of the whole install.
Cable should be supported off the roof, not resting on it. Cable lying on tiles chafes, holds water, and gives birds and squirrels something to pull at. Where we find it unsupported we tie it up properly.
Anything we can put right on the day is put right on the day. Anything larger is written up with photographs so you can decide. If you would rather have the whole system assessed than the roof alone, that is a solar system health check, and annual maintenance in Leeds already lists bird damage as a standing inspection item.
Where we cover in Leeds
Leeds is our home city and our registered office is on Great George Street in the centre. The whole city and the surrounding area, at the same pricing throughout.
The full guide: what the mesh is, how it is fixed, what damage birds actually do, and the fitting process step by step.
Repair, diagnostics, maintenance, inverter replacement and battery work across the city.
The yearly version of the roof review, including panel condition, bird damage, MC4 connectors and mounting fixings.
The neighbouring district, where the terraced share is higher again and two different roof coverings are still in service.
Bird mesh in the other areas we cover: Bradford · east Manchester · York. The price split and the array review are the same everywhere; what changes is the housing stock and the access.
Bird mesh in Leeds — common questions
Birds under your panels in Leeds?
Tell us whether it is a bungalow, a terrace or a semi, roughly how many panels, and your Leeds postcode. We will confirm which price applies and quote it in writing before anything is booked.
- Leeds is our home city
- Clamps re-torqued, MC4s checked, panels cleaned
- Written quote before work begins
We’re busier than ever. Thank you for your patience.
Due to unprecedented demand we’re currently only carrying out on-site work in Yorkshire, and replies are taking up to 7 days. Remote diagnostics continue for the whole UK as normal.
Every message is read and answered, so please don’t send it twice; that only slows the queue.
We use cookies to measure traffic and ads, sharing limited hashed data with Meta and Google. Decline keeps only essential cookies. Privacy policy
Got a solar fault or need a quick answer? Drop us a message and we usually reply within a few minutes. Mon–Fri, 9am–7pm.