One of Sarasota and Manatee's Most Knowledgeable State Licensed Solar Contractor #CVC56710

Our primary business is helping homeowners, commercial businesses and institutions make the switch to environmentally friendly, clean and free solar energy.

We have provided, installed and serviced high quality solar heating systems throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties for over 30 years. Roark Solar is a division of Environmental Equipment, a Florida state-certified contractor.

The unique benefits of choosing Roark Solar as your solar heating contractor include:

Proven products. Our Aquatherm and AET (Alternate Energy Technologies) solar heating systems have delivered trouble-free operation for over three decades. You can count on proven and reliable solar heating systems for years to come.

Extended warranty. Roark Solar offers an unconditional two year warranty on all solar heating systems including: parts, workmanship, and labor for every component of your system not covered by a manufacturer’s warranty. This includes items like electronic controls, actuators and motorized valves, pumps, solar tanks, plumbing and pool blankets.

Knowledgeable experts. Owner Jim Roark, has over three decades of solar industry experience and a university degree in physics. He and his team of solar professionals will insure that your system is sized and installed correctly.

In a relationship that dates back to 1978, Roark Solar enjoys a position as the world’s oldest continuous dealer for Aquatherm solar pool heaters. Since 1976, Aquatherm Industries has led the solar pool heating industry with countless product design and manufacturing innovations. Roark Solar has been installing Aquatherm's Solar Industries brand of solar collectors, the industry's most field-tested solar pool heating systems. Our business has expanded into other products. Today, we also sell, service and install heat pumps, gas pool heaters, as well as swimming pool automation, pool sanitation solutions, and energy efficient swimming pool pumps.

Roark Solar has the experience to handle all your solar heating projects of any scope or complexity. The best evidence of satisfying our customers is the longstanding contractor and vendor relationships we have.

Just three examples of our detailed attention to quality:

Stainless steel. We use only marine-grade stainless steel mounting hardware when installing our solar heating systems. Stainless steel is more expensive, but it lasts forever.

Experience. Roark Solar installation crew leaders must have at least one full year of supervised field installation and service experience before taking charge of a crew. Incidentally, this might help to explain why Roark Solar installation crews are featured in Aquatherm Industries installation training films.

Turn-key customer care. Most important: We service what we sell. When you enter into a customer relationship with Roark Solar, you will not need to worry about dealing with manufacturers’ toll-free numbers and overseas long distance phone operators for warranty services. Today’s solar heating systems employ a variety of modern technologies. Roark Solar's people have decades of hands-on experience, so we know which technologies and systems are practical and, more important, affordable and trouble-free. We carefully study a product’s durability and reliability before it gets anywhere near your home.