The manager said, "Yes! It's a huge problem. Can you solve it?" And that's how Piontek's company captured the snow retention job that also earned them a Runner Up Prize in the commercial category of the 2025 "Show Us Our Snow Guards" Contest.
"There's a sleek mill finish standing seam roof on the hotel, and you could just tell that accumulated snows were sliding right off that roof," says Piontek, founder and CEO of On Point Contracting. "We're really pleased we could offer them a quality solution for their problem."
Step 1: Specifying Product
Just as they do with all of their snow retention roofing projects, Piontek's first step once he gained the business was to contact Rocky Mountain Snow Guards to use our free layout and quote service.
"There's only one way to plan out these snow retention projects," says Piontek. "It's to reach out to Rocky Mountain Snow Guards for an engineered snow retention solution from a satellite measurement report. We've been doing this for more than five years. They're my go-to choice because I've witnessed their load stress-testing firsthand. I'm convinced their products are the toughest on the market."
For the WoodSpring® Suites Hotel project, an S-5!® ColorGard® Bar Style snow retention system with S-5!® S clamps and evergreen color strips was specified. The system is designed for most vertical snap-together standing seam profiles, but it's versatile enough to accommodate horizontal seams where the horizontal projection is 0.54" or less.
Step 2: Installation
The challenging project required the On Point Contracting crew to direct pedestrian and car traffic on the ground while also working high up around the eaves. A 50-foot boom lift was used to reach the top of the cupola to add the snow retention.
"This project took about three days," says Piontek. "The hotel management is very happy with the solution, and hotel guests are much safer as a result of installing the snow retention system. We've moved on to installing a similar system at their sister hotel, the Suburban Studios® Hotel in Westminster, CO and we'll be looking for other hotels that need these systems in the future. It's a 'win-win' for everyone involved."
