Use The Prefect Retrofit Snow Guard Bracket H – Classic or Apex For Snow Retention
August 25, 2017/in Blog /by Brandon Jensen
One of my older relatives used to say, when confronted with a dilemma, “What to do, what to do….” It made me chuckle!
But, this phrase describes a dilemma for people confronted with snow and ice avalanching off their already installed roof. They want to keep the snow up there
snow clips, snow guards, snow bracket
rather than down there
Snow Avalanche Off A RoofFalling Snow in Park City, UT
but what is the best solution?
First of all, retrofit is similar as well as different from new construction. Basic questions need to be answered for new and retrofit construction.
What is the slope?
What is the snowload in the area?
What type of roofing product is being used?
What type of sheathing is under the roofing material?
For retrofit, snow retention installers don’t have the luxury of applying the snow retention devices as the roofing material is installed in a new project. This is when “What to do, what to do…” might be heard under their breath!
How do you keep snow and ice from falling off while also maintaining a water-tight system when the roofing is already on the roof? How hard is it to do this?
Contractors need a simple and effective solution.
For asphalt shingles, simulated shake, and other similar roofs, using TRA’s Snow Bracket H – Classic or Apex, there is no need to pull back the headlap to install a device.
