Metal Roof Snow Guard Placement

Snow guards are snow and ice retention devices for pitched metal roofs.

Metal roof snow guard placement.

Metal roof snow guards prevent the avalanche of frozen precipitation on sloped metal roofing located in winter climates. Pedestrian areas are the number one place to consider snow guards on a metal roof says jason nagaki vice president snobar castle rock colo. Aesthetically pleasing by matching existing metal roof color. Our roof snow guards for standing seam panels shingles chimneys and vents help protect gutters landscaping and pedestrians.

Snow guards should always be placed at the lower half of the roof plane. The 1 piece snow guards are made with american steel. And depending on the system snow guards can be placed in a single line or in multiple rows. Snow guards prevent an abundance of snow from falling from your roof at once.

Others are little strategically staggered triangular spikes that mount easily on a metal roof with strong adhesive. For metal loop wire type snow hooks or snow guards photo at left you can see that to work at all since these devices have much less surface area than a flat or bar type snow guard they have to be installed in many staggered rows over half or more of the roof surface. Snow guards are designed to prevent snow shed onto walkways balconies and other areas falling snow and ice can be hazardous. Go up the roof 15 feet and repeat the staggered pattern of guards in every valley as placed below.

Snow guards are like corrals that mount on the edge of a roof. Starting at 1 foot from the bottom edge place 2 snow guards equally spaced apart in the valley in a staggered pattern across the entire roof area.