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Volt Modern Roofing and Solar is the company you hire when you need both a new roof and solar panels and don't want to coordinate two contractors who pretend the other doesn't exist. We analyzed reviews spanning emergency repairs to full solar installs, and the pattern that stood out most was their willingness to tell customers what they don't need to buy. One homeowner called Buck mid-vacation expecting a roof replacement quote. Buck walked onto the roof, FaceTimed the owner, and said the roof had seven years left. Then he wrote a report for the property manager explaining why no work was necessary. (His wife was waiting outside an antique store that closed in 30 minutes. That takes conviction.) In another case, reviewers mentioned Buck turning away a neighbor's solar job because the house wasn't suitable, rather than taking the sale. When emergencies do happen, Buck's crew diagnosed a Thanksgiving Day waterfall in a master bedroom, worked weekends to beat the rainy season, and in one instance fixed a leak caused by an HVAC installer even after confirming it wasn't their roof. The company leaves job sites cleaner than they found them, and 88 reviewers praised follow-up support without a single complaint about being ghosted after the check clears.
If you want the lowest possible bid, keep shopping. But if you'd rather hire someone who'll tell you when you don't need a new roof and then document it for your property manager, Volt Modern is worth the difference.
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Reviews were posted naturally over time.
Brian needed to replace an aging, leak-prone roof on his Kings Beach, CA home and hired Volt Modern Roofing and Solar. The crew delivered a clear estimate, realistic timelines and stuck to them through the job; Memo in particular arrived first each morning and left last each night, powering through days of high wind and wildfire smoke to finish the work. A year later, after tenants reported a leak following a snowstorm, Buck showed up quickly, diagnosed the problem as water wicking around the roof edge into a crack in the wall rather than a roof failure, and helped patch the issue while offering recommendations to prevent it going forward. What lingered for Brian was not just the tidy roof job but the team’s persistence under difficult conditions and their willingness to troubleshoot and fix a problem that wasn’t strictly the roof’s fault.
Fran S. first hired Volt Modern Roofing and Solar to replace her roof in 2019 and returned to them this month for a solar installation on the same house. She found Buck Wilcox easy to work with, and his crews showed up on time, kept the site clean and treated her property with respect. She singled out Pat and Mike for the work they handled on the solar side and thanked the team for their efforts. Across both projects she noticed the same professional, punctual crews and appreciated that the company handled two major jobs without disturbing her home — a continuity that stood out more than anything else.
Dick Singleton had Volt Modern Roofing and Solar replace his roof in 2019 and brought them back this month to install solar panels. He ended up extremely pleased with both projects. He found Buck Wilcox easy to work with, and the installation crews were punctual, professional, worked cleanly and left the property picked up. What stuck with him was the continuity — the same reliable contact and tidy, on-time crews handling a roof job and then a later solar install.
Ryan has relied on Bucky Wilcox for many years, turning to him whenever roofing work comes up in his business. He counts Bucky and Volt Modern as the only company he would recommend for any roofing need. Recently he and his wife had Bucky and the team redo their roof, and the workmanship and quality matched the long-standing trust he had in them. What stuck with him was the consistency: the same dependable crew he depends on for commercial work delivered outstanding results on his home.
James Reavis manages a 16-building commercial portfolio in Northern California and found Buck and his team at Volt Modern to be the best roofers around. He entrusted them with ongoing roof care across his properties; over the past three years they completed restorations on seven buildings, each job finishing cleanly and without issues. He discovered they stand out for practical knowledge and dependability — the most reliable and knowledgeable roof crew he’s worked with. Now he turns to Volt Modern for both roofing and solar needs across his portfolio, having made them his go-to crew after repeated, trouble-free restorations.
Nicolle and her husband were already in a full-blown roof emergency by the time they started chasing a solar upgrade: a Thanksgiving 2019 storm sent water pouring down their master bedroom slider, leaked into another bedroom, and even made the garage look like it was raining indoors. What began as a plan to replace a failing ceramic tile roof with Tesla’s solar roof quickly turned into a long, frustrating wait, with months of updates about approvals that never seemed to materialize and a painful discovery that there wasn’t even a permit request on file for their home. With her husband dealing with metastatic prostate cancer and the house still vulnerable to more water damage, she needed a company that could handle roofing, solar, and financing without wasting more time. After searching in a panic, she found VOLT Modern Roofing and Solar and got Buck on the phone. He was honest that they were booked and couldn’t promise anything before the rain, but then he came back with an unexpected solution: his team agreed to work extra weekends to fit the job in. From there, the experience only deepened her trust. Buck came out to help choose the right products for the house, Marty handled the
William Bonnichsen normally doesn't write reviews, but after Volt Roofing replaced his roof two years ago he felt compelled to share the experience. He had Buck and his crew handle the installation and found them professional and attentive throughout the job. When a small, unrelated issue showed up later, Buck dispatched a crew right away; they assessed and repaired the problem at no charge. While there, the team also sealed a leaking skylight that hadn't been part of the original concern. He appreciated that Volt Roofing treated the follow-up work like it mattered—prompt, no-cost repairs and an extra fix that kept water out.
Karen Seeback Chang had Volt Modern replace her roof in 2019, and when a week of heavy rain in Sacramento produced a leak on December 13, 2021, Volt’s owner Buck sent two crew members out that same day to stop it. The crew quickly patched the problem and walked her through what they found: the leak actually originated from HVAC work done in 2020 by Kenyan and Son (also listed as Kenyon and Sons Inc.). She called Chuck at Kenyan and Son afterward but got no response; Buck, by contrast, handled the phone calls with patience and clear explanations. That same-day response and willingness to take ownership of the issue — even when it wasn’t their fault — left a strong impression, and if she ever needs another roof she plans to call Volt.
D has worked with Buck and Gaspar for a couple of years to maintain several commercial buildings. Over that time they depended on the pair to chase down and patch multiple leaks, and appreciated the crews’ careful attention to detail. Whenever a new problem popped up, the team cleared time to come out and address it rather than shrugging it off. What set the experience apart was the persistence: the crews didn’t just slap on a quick repair, they dug into the source of the issue and followed through to keep the buildings in good shape — a practical advantage for someone managing ongoing property maintenance.
Long-term satisfaction for Volt Modern Roofing holds steady at 5.0 ★. This is better than 76% of installers we looked at.
Long-term reviews carry the most weight in our methodology because they are most representative of what you should be paying for: a system that will perform for years.