Snow Guards, Fence-Style and Bar-Style Systems Discussion
This is a brief summary introduction of the 3 different types of metal roof snow retention systems, Snow Guards, Fence-Style and Bar-Style snow guards. The article discusses products manufactured by Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, S-5!, Alpine SnowGuards, Zaleski, SnoGem, Polar Blox and others.
Often overlooked, snow retention should be considered with some rooftop solar panel installations
Snow build-up on solar panels is different from other types of roofs. Snow compacts more and gets heavier, tending to slide off all at once, often needing special snow retention.
Founded in 1974, Cheshire Academy, a private school in Cheshire, CT, is closing in on its first successful year of using solar-powered panels to help reduce energy costs. Four campus buildings boast the productive solar panels. To slow down the release of melting snows and ice from those panels, Drift Solar Snow Fences were added to help keep the students and faculty safe on the historic 104-acre campus.
Based in Colorado, we provide Made in America metal snow guards, snow fences and bar-style snow retention systems designed to protect people and property. Rocky Mountain Snow Guards provides free shipping to the 48 contiguous United States and offers free quotes and layouts for product placement.
Our Clamp to Seam snow fence systems are is a perfect snow and ice barrier. It is easy to understand and to install, and it requires very little time and tools.