We love it when our clients send us project images with our snow guards! Thought we’d share so you can see the different styles and aesthetic choices they made. Haverford College, Haverford, PA Project Images (PP225 Snow Guard) Alpine SnowGuards’ Product: PP225 Snow Guard (Three-pipe height-adjustable system in brass with brass base plates, PP225BRBR) Contractor: Keep reading . . .
Category: Company History & News
Company history and news about Alpine SnowGuards’ beginnings and latest updates.
Designing a Snow Management System
Reprint of an article by Alpine SnowGuards’ founder and president, Brian Stearns, published in RCI Magazine. At Alpine SnowGuards, we’ve been designing, engineering, and manufacturing snow management solutions for nearly 25 years! Just over 10 years ago, the founder and president of Alpine SnowGuards, Brian Stearns, wrote the below editorial for RCI Magazine. A decade Keep reading . . .
From the Archives: The 3 Grades of Classification for Roofing Slates
This blog features a Slate Roof Quarterly editorial from June 2000 about the testing and classifying of roofing slates. It was written by our President & founder, Brian Stearns, who, besides being the owner of Alpine SnowGuards, got his start as a slate roofing contractor. He even consulted on slate roofing jobs in Japan! That’s Keep reading . . .
From the Archives: Road Map for Slate Roofing Success
This past week we were looking through some of our archives for a photo from 2004. Although we had zero luck in finding that photo, imagine our delight when we came across old copies of the printed (and snail-mailed) newsletter we used to put out, the Slate Roof Quarterly. The SRQ was in use/circulation for Keep reading . . .
Enter Our “Who Wore it Best?” Photo Contest for a Chance to Win!
2018 has been an exciting year for Alpine SnowGuards so far. Not only have we seen the designs of EIGHT new products become a reality (and a success), we’ve also decided to develop some new marketing materials. Don’t get me wrong – ads, editorials, blogs, newsletters, and social updates are all aspects of my job Keep reading . . .
Simple Seal & PP145: a Solution so Simple, a Concept so Grand
At Alpine SnowGuards, we’re always innovating. One of the greatest innovations over the past 25 years has been Simple Seal. A solution so simple, yet a concept so grand, that it’s specified and utilized time and time again when installing snow management systems on metal roofs. Simple Seal Helps Maintain Roof Integrity So, what exactly Keep reading . . .
BIM Me Up, Scotty!
I feel it’s important to first point out that, while the title of this blog post is a play on words from Star Trek, I am not, nor have I ever been, a fan of the show. I think the only reason this is, is because of the fact that I grew up way out Keep reading . . .
4 Roofing Marvels That Will Cause Your Jaw to Drop
Five years ago I accepted a Marketing position with Alpine SnowGuards and to say that since then I’ve learned a lot about the roofing industry, would be a HUGE understatement. I swear I’ve learned enough about snow guards, roofing and solar to fill a book, or an “abridged edition” at the very least….and I guarantee that’s just Keep reading . . .
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
A lot of people ask us how Alpine SnowGuards got our start and made our mark in the snow management industry. Often we “make a long story short”. But we feel it’s important to know where our innovations came from. An Alpine SnowGuard innovation is the PD10 SnowGuard, the goose that laid the golden egg. Keep reading . . .
Snow….Already?
Winter. For me, winter means stoking the wood stove, comfy womfies on early every night, driving white-knuckled, snowball fights, sledding, hot chocolate, skiing, ice fishing, and Christmas. It also means outlooks, predictions, forecasts, and people everywhere wanting to know who’s going to get the BIG winter storms during the 2017/2018 season. The leaves are already Keep reading . . .