Snow guards for metal roofs are the most effective snow retention solutions available. Metal snow guards help to keep snow and ice from 'avalanching' and causing damage to your property as well as being a hazard to vehicles and pedestrians. In Windsor, Ontario, we install steel roof snow stoppers and ice guards.
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When it comes to metal roof snow stops, they serve many purposes and help to protect your home. Roof snow guards provide many benefits such as:
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It’s common for Ontario (Canada) to experience heavy snowfalls and freezing rains throughout the winter months. Once snow begins to slide off your metal roof, it can result in major damage to the roof, eavestroughs, landscaping, vehicles and pedestrians below. Roof snow guards and ice guards for metal roofs are designed to keep snow on your roof until it can safely melt and dissipate.
If you are constantly dealing with snow avalanches or falling ice, metal snow guards are the perfect snow retention system for both residential and commercial roofs. At Metal Roofing Windsor, we are full service snow stoppers installers for metal roofs in Windsor ON. The snow guards we use have all been tested to withstand even the heaviest loads of ice and snow.
When installing snow stops on metal roofs, our contractors precisely lay the guards in staggered rows over your roof. By staggering the metal snow guards, it evenly distributes the weight of the snow across the roof. Each guard is firmly attached directly to the roof surface.
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There are three main types when it comes to snow guards for metal roofs (snow guards, fence-style and bar-style snow guards). In order to choose the best style of ice guards for a metal roof, a number of factors are considered. Every snow guard will stop snow and ice from avalanching, but certain ones work better for different slopes and roof materials. We’ll take a look at each style below.
When “snow guards” come to mind, these snow guards are what most people think about. They are individual units that are attached to a roof in a staggered or straight pattern, usually to the flat part of a metal roof but can also be clamped to the seams. To keep them in place, they can be adhered with liquid adhesive, tape or screws. Snow guards can be used on standing seam metal roofs, through fastened metal panel roofs, and almost all metal shingles.
Snow guards are often referred by many different names such as snow cleats, snow birds, snow pads and snow stops. While they come in a few different sizes, the most common sizes are small profile guards (less than 4 square inches) and large profile snow guards (more than 4 square inches). The most common snow guard materials are metal/steel and plastic.
Large profile snow guards have a pad face of more than 4 square inches and act like a snow movement barrier (more like a snow fence). The pad face area of some large profile snow guards can be as big as 15 square inches.
On residential roofs, this snow guard is commonly laid in a straight or slightly staggered row 12" from the eave edge. Additional rows might be needs for steeper pitches, longer eave-to-peak dimensions, and roofs with higher maximum snow loads.
Bar-style snow guards are a continuous length of a rectangular metal "bar" installed horizontally across the metal roof that forms a snow and ice barrier. With their streamlined modern appearance, bar-style snow guards look very minimal and clean on a roof. Typically only one row is needed per roof, but it ultimately depends on the pitch of the roof, the distance from the eave to the peak, and the snow load present. Some roofs do require several rows to handle the load.
To attach these snow guards onto a roof, our installers secure brackets by either screwing them onto the decking or clamping them to the seams (only with a standing seam roof). The bar is then set in place and firmly attached to the brackets.
Fence-style snow guards are similar in design to bar-style snow guards, but have one major difference. Instead of a single bar, these systems have two or more vertically oriented tubes (similar to a split rail fence) that can stretch the length of the roof or be placed in sections. Fence-style snow guards are commonly used on custom homes. This style of ice guard also creates a tractional look which can be appealing to some homeowners.
Most fence-style snow guard systems are extremely durable. These are widely used in alpine areas where snow loads exceed 75 pounds per square foot and can be much higher.
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