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Snow Fence on Copper Roof at Vail Plaza Courtyard

Will Snow Retention Ruin My Home's Appearance?

Snow Retention is all about safety... but we do care about good looks, too!
There are many snow guards available that are meant for more industrial-type installations, usually of the plastic variety, but we would never recommend those be used on your beautiful home.
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Copper ST18 Snow Guard on Slate Roof

SnowTrapper Snow Guard Design

The patented SnowTrapper snow guard design has been manufactured and installed since 1997.
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Rooftop elements can be damaged by large snow loads

Why Do I Need Snow Guards?

Snow Guards eliminate damage to rooftop elements and seams on Standing Seam Roofs
Answering the question - Why Do I Need Snow Guards? #1 answer is they eliminate damage to rooftop elements and seams on Standing Seam Roofs
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Rusting steel fence-style snow guard

Choosing The Right Snow Guard Types

Each roof snow retention project requires specific attention to material choices and proper system styles
The experts at RMSG explain the differences between various Snow Guard materials like copper, aluminum and raw steel for roof snow retention applications.
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CorGard metal roof snow guard for corrugated metal panels

Snow Guards and Rusty Metal Roofs

Raw metal snow guards are designed to age with your corrugated metal panel roof
Rocky Mountain Snow Guards offers snow guards for metal roofs of all types and snow fences for metal roofs including standing seam and metal shingles
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ST-series Snow Guard Strength Test

Snow Guard Testing

Long-term durability is a high priority for our metal snow guards
Snow Guard Testing and Snow Guard load tests are the basis for our Snow Guard Calculator which we use daily at Rocky Mountain Snow Guards.
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Copper ST18 Snow Guard on Slate Roof

Choosing the Right Snow Guards for Slate Roofs

Rocky Mountain Snow Guards offers several copper snow guards for slate roofs. Our SnowTrapper (ST) line includes the ST18 for new natural slate roofs and the ST16R for existing roofs. The new Yeti line includes the Yeti 18 and the Yeti 16R.
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Snow Retention FAQ

Snow retention is a system designed to create friction or a barrier between a roof surface and snow/ice in the winter.
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Adhered Snow Guard Installation On Metal Roofs

Metal Roof Snow Guard Installation sometimes uses glue or an industry specific adhesive.
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Can I Install Snow Guards Just Over Doorways?

Snow guards are primarily used in areas of high foot traffic but they're also used to protect any property from sliding snow and ice avalanches from roofs.
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