Snow Break For Roof

Snow guards for single ply membrane roof snow retention while typically used in very low slope roof situations in many areas single ply roof systems require a roof snow guard system to prevent the snow and ice pack from creeping over the eave and dropping onto people and property below.

Snow break for roof. Their purpose is to help prevent sliding snow from falling off of metal roofs and causing damage below. At roof things we offer multiple types of snow guards. Snow guards have been around for over 100 years. The forward cutting edge and the tucked back rear support form a triangular shape that acts like a fin to split up the frozen precipitation.

Our roof snow guards for standing seam panels shingles chimneys and vents help protect gutters landscaping and pedestrians. Metal roof snow guards prevent the avalanche of frozen precipitation on sloped metal roofing located in winter climates. This gives sliding snow a chance to build up velocity and damage the guards and allows too much load on the lower roof section potentially causing a structural failure of the entire roof. As the snow and ice slides on the roof this cost effective product minimizes the danger by slicing the frozen precipitation into small pieces so it can safely come off the roof.

The most common layout mistake is to mount a row near the eaves and call it good. This snow bar can be used on any of the pro rib or premium pro rib steel roofing panels.