Alpine’s 5th year of snow guard testing was off to a snowy start in November, early “Deepcember” yielded to rain and a variety of mixed conditions through the season’s end in April . Read on for data analysis from multiple snow events . . . Snow Retention Findings & Best Practices After careful data analysis, Keep reading . . .
Tag: SnowMax
Alpine SnowGuards’ SnowMax is a rugged fence-style snow guard for corrugated, standing seam, membrane roofing, and the Solar SnowMax for solar panels.
Alpine’s 2023 Best Selling Snow Guards for All Roof Types
Eleven snow guards made Alpine’s 2023 best sellers list! If you’re new to roofing and even if you’re not, you can increase your product knowledge with this list of performance-tested snow guards for all roof types. Fence-Style Snow Guards SnowMax for Metal Standing Seam Solar SnowMax Universal Pad-Style Snow Guards ASG33G PD10 Solar Snow Dog Keep reading . . .
Why We Love SnowMax Fence-Style Snow Management
Alpine SnowGuards’ SnowMax Collection comprises four fence-style snow guards for 12 roof types. They are incredibly easy to install as you’ll see in the video and increased bracket spacing (up to 48″ on center) helps save installers time and money. Read on to learn more about one of the strongest snow management systems on the Keep reading . . .
Choosing the Right Clamp-to-Seam Snow Management Solution
Of all the metal roofing options available for residential roofing, metal standing seam is the best-selling. And, it’s no wonder! It can improve the value of your home up to 6% when compared to an asphalt shingled roof. You’ll recoup an average 90% of costs you put into a new standing seam roof if you Keep reading . . .
Snow Management Systems for Metal Roofing
Alpine SnowGuards’ wide variety of options and configurations for managing rooftop snow spans all roof types. However, here are snow management systems we designed specifically for metal roofing. Snow Guards for Metal Standing Seam Roofing Standing seam, or clamp-to-seam style, snow guards are designed specifically for use with metal standing seam roofs. They are available Keep reading . . .
What is a Snow Guard?
Back in the year 2000 we defined a snow guard as a device that is mounted to a sloped roof surface to prevent a potentially damaging single release of snow and ice from that sloped roof (similar to an avalanche of snow on a mountainside). Snow or freezing rain accumulates on a sloped roof surface, Keep reading . . .
Snow Guard Installation Videos
You may already be aware that we’ve developed snow guard installation videos for some of our snow management systems. I thought it would be a great idea to put all them together in one post. Remember, we have snow guard solutions for ALL roof types, even solar. We are also your source for custom snow Keep reading . . .
SnowMax: Strongest Snow Management System on the Market
Not familiar with our back story? Alpine SnowGuards was founded by a former roofer who started his career in the 1970’s. Why is this important? He knows maintaining roof integrity is first and foremost. His 40+ years’ of hands-on expertise and our talented team have helped our employee-owned company become the industry leader in rooftop Keep reading . . .
Custom Snow Guards? No Problem!
Industry leader Alpine SnowGuards was born in the mid-1990’s, and we’ve engineered custom snow guards ever since. Our company president and founder, Brian Stearns, was once a slate roofer in search of snow guards that wouldn’t fail under extreme snow loads like we often see in New England. Instead of continuing his (futile) search, he Keep reading . . .