| The Removable
Snow Guard allows
you to control the snow load on
your metal roof. A roof must be
kept in balance, if you keep two
feet of snow on one side of a roof
you must keep a similar amount
on the other side. If you choose
not to install Snow Guard kits
on both sides of a roof, you still
can keep it balanced by removing
the snow collected behind the snow
guard at any time. |
Guard in place |
Guard Removed |
ICE DAMS:
When guards are installed on a metal roof they do
two things, keep snow from sliding off and create
ice dams. The removable Snow Guard can keep
over two feet of snow from sliding off a metal
roof with a 4/12 to 7/12 pitch. When you stop the
snow from sliding off a rood, ice dams will form.
Ice dams on some metal roofs can cause leaks. With
the other snow guards, (angle clips, bars, pipes)
that screw or are glued to your roof you can not
remove the ice dams or the snow on top of them.
The removable snow barrier of the Alaskan Snowguard
allows you to remove the ice dams any time they
might become a problem
LEAKS AND ROOF DAMAGE:
Other snow guards that are screwed through
your metal roof can rip out under a heavy
snow load causing damage to you roof
and allowing water to leak into your
building. The Alaskan Snowguard is not
only removable, but fastens to your roof
outside the walls, on the eaves of the
roof where they can not cause a leak.
The Alaskan Snowguard
come to you in a complete kit, ready
to be installed. The 3 foot kit has 2
pieces, the 6 foot kit has 3 pieces of
1/4" x 2" x
4" aluminum angle that have two
3/8" holes on the bottom and a 3/8" slot
cut in the up leg angle to accept the
snow barrier. The pieces of angle are
bolted through the metal roofing and
the plywood sheeting beneath with 3/8" bolts,
washers and nuts. Each is sealed to prevent
water rotting the plywood beneath. The
aluminum angle pieces are the only parts
of the kit that are permanently fastened
to your roof. The snow guards are three
or six feet long, three inches wide,
and 1/4" thick, which are put in
or removed from the 3/8" slot in
the piece of angle. Measure the length
of roof you want to protect and divide
by six. This will give you the number
of kits you will need to order.
A 3 foot SNOWGUARD kit
will also protect your vent and furnace
pipes.
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