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Sunbum Solar and Roofing

Solar energy equipment supplier · Virginia Beach, VA

What the listing shows you

4.9★

70 Google reviews

What it doesn’t

1%

rated 1–2★

typical in Virginia Beach, 3%

Newest review held

Aug 2026

newest held review this month

Google's rating breakdown · all 70 reviews

Rated 1–2★
1%
typical in Virginia Beach, 3%
Posted an update
6 months ago
the company posting to its own Google profile
Replies to reviewers
64%
of the 70 reviews we hold

Its one and two star share is 2 points below the typical installer in Virginia Beach. Across Virginia, 49 of the 118 installers whose breakdown Google has published carry a higher share than this one.

The percentages are Google’s own arithmetic over every review it holds, not a sample we assembled. Separately we hold 70 review texts for this company, quoted below. Google publishes review ages rather than dates, so every date here is approximate.

Every company we hold in Virginia Beach, on one axis

0% rated 1–2★35%

Each mark is one company we hold in Virginia Beach whose Google breakdown has been read, placed by its share of one and two star reviews. Sunbum Solar and Roofing is the red one. The amber line is the middle of that set, which includes suppliers and maintenance businesses as well as installers.

What reviewers said

  • 2★ · around August 2023 · the company replied

    Putting my review at a 2 star because this is definitely a case of caveat emptor aka "buyer beware." The installation was executed well but I would recommend anyone proceed with caution as I definitely feel as they though walked the line of capitalizing on a scam and honestly pushing you towards tax fraud. They will tout high end tax return savings that would only be produced by claiming the roof work as part of the solar install which is 100% tax fraud. When they are called out on it, they play stupid and suggest you consult with a tax professional. Ultimately they will break it down like thi

  • 5★ · around August 2026

    We had a great experience with Sunbum Solar. Kevin took his time to explain the process and answer any questions we had. The gentlemen that competed the work were courteous and ensured everything was competed quickly and made sure all materials were cleaned up when they left. Would highly recommend!

  • 5★ · around July 2026

    The Sunbum team, from management through both teams (roofing and solar) are exactly what is expected of professionals! From the moment I called for an estimate until the solar started producing!! We can't be any happier! Showed up as scheduled, did a beautiful, beautiful job! No messing around! No time wasted! Cleaned up all of the surrounding areas very well!! Git 'er dun!!! A top 5 Star rating all the way. Thank you Kevin and your teams!! Update (14 July 2026): The roof is still beautiful! The solar install ... well???? After the solar install was completed, during the system check, the inst

  • 5★ · around July 2026

    Very professional and on schedule as promised. Took care and time to cleanup after work was performed.

Reviewer names are not published here. Negative reviews are shown first because they are the ones a listing hides, not because they are more representative.

What reviewers keep mentioning

  • friendly team 19
  • pricing 16
  • roof installation 8
  • solar system installation 6
  • personable staff 4
  • panel installation 3
  • no upselling 3
  • zero electric bill 3
  • system commissioning 2
  • consumption estimate 2

Topics Google derives from the review text, with how often each appears. A frequent topic is not a good one: “price” turns up in praise and in complaints alike.

What the company says about itself

Taken from its own website. We have not checked any of it, and a sentence on a website is not evidence.

  • Warranty

    “to go out of business—making warranty issues a nightmare. SunBum is a local…”

  • Licensed

    “& Roofing is a Class A contractor licensed for solar, electrical and roofing…”

Its website also mentions free estimate and years in business, but not in a sentence we can quote cleanly.

Elsewhere

  • It is also reviewed on Yelp. Worth reading before you sign anything: those are a different crowd, and the complaints that reach the Better Business Bureau rarely reach Google.
  • It posts on LinkedIn and Facebook. A page that stopped posting years ago tells you something a listing will not.

When they say they are open

Sunday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

As Google published them when we last read the listing, not a live check. Ring before you drive anywhere.

Who Google shows alongside them

Google’s own “people also viewed” set, in Google’s order. It is Google’s comparison, not ours.

The ones without a link have no page here, either because Google does not categorise them as solar businesses or because we could not match the name to a listing with confidence.

Other installers around Virginia Beach

1–2★3★4★5★gauge 0–20%typical here, 3%

Ordered by how much we can tell you about each, which is not an order of quality. We do not know which of these is better and would not say if we did.

What we don't know

  • The date above is the newest review we hold, which is not necessarily the newest that exists — we hold a large share of Google's reviews, not all of them.
  • We do not verify licences, insurance or bonding. Nothing here has been checked against a state licensing board.
  • We cannot tell you what an installation costs, and we hold nothing about the equipment they fit.

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