Snow Fence For Asphalt Roof

Rocky mountain snow guards carries a variety of snow guards and snow fences for a wide variety of roof type applications.

Snow fence for asphalt roof.

When structural supports are wider than sixteen to eighteen inches one might consider the use of snow ice flags. As well as other single and double pipe snow rail systems. We will help you configure the proper snow retention system for your needs based on a variety of factors including roof slope average snow loads in your project s area and the type of roofing material on the building. This is a fairly simple and effective problem to solve with this roof type as the material itself provides some grip for the snow and ice due to the granular nature of the surface.

Often a single fence style snow guard attached 12 from the eave edge will be sufficient. Snow fence s range from 4 to as much as 16 tall and are attached to the roof with clamping mechanisms or brackets bolted into the roof deck or roof structure. A roof avalanche can cause damage to people pets cars landscaping gutters plumbing vents lower roof areas skylights and anything else that might be in the immediate area below your roof. Snow guards have been around for hundreds of years and have historically been used on slate tile and metal roofs.

Asphalt shingles can have significant avalanche or catastrophic release issues when installed on steeper pitched roofs or in areas that have a very high snow load. Snow ice flags attach to the pipe spanning between railing brackets and rest on the roof. Our fence style snow guards provide many options for extremely durable roof snow retention on any roof type. A deck mount snow fence is at its strongest when attached to the structural support system engineered for the roof and its intended snow load.

Snow guards for asphalt shingle roof snow retention. Colorgard is the only snow retention system good enough to be warranted for the life of the roof. Unlike other snow guards that yellow and fail over time colorgard s unsurpassed holding strength controls snow migration with a perfect color match that lasts the life of the roof. Rocky mountain snow guards manufactures the highest quality metal snow guards and roof snow fences in the industry.

Snofence metal roof snow guard rails are mechanically attached with s 5 asf and s 5 bsf aluminum or brass clamps utilizing our round point setscrews designed not to pin or fix the roof panels to the building leaving thermal movement unrestricted.