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Top April Stories: Snow guard contest, drone technology and metal panel machinery
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what has been trending on the MetalCoffeeShop™ (MCS) newsroom this past month. Snow guards are cool. Winning money for your snow guard system is even cooler! One of our most read articles from April was an article from Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, Inc. who announced ...
Free snow retention quote service benefits roofing contractors, architects and property owners
Contractors rely on free quotes. These professional quotes and layouts help educate customers on why and where snow retention systems are needed. No doubt about it. Free is good. And the free snow retention layout services offered by Rocky Mountain Snow Guards is a very good benefit for roofing contractors, architects ...
Yeti Snow Guards help protect South Dakota church
By Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. Rocky Mountain Snow Guards provide snow retention solution for St. Joseph Catholic Church in South Dakota. In Spearfish, South Dakota, the average snowfall is 70.5 inches a year. So, when Weather-Tite Exteriors was hired to re-roof St. Joseph Catholic Church in the western part of the state, ...
“Soldier Row” moves to standard installation pattern for Rocky Mountain Snow Guards
Research shows that, when specifically placed 12 inches apart horizontally on a roof, snow guards are most effective in holding snow. In the Nutcracker’s “March of the Toy Soldiers,” legions of well-organized army members stand side-by-side to aid the Nutcracker in his battle with the King of the Mice. With similar ...
“Show Us Our Snow Guards” Contest Launched by Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, Inc.
$10,000 in prizes are available for roofing contractors. Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, Inc., a leader in the snow retention industry, has announced the introduction of a nationwide contest, “Show Us Our Snow Guards.” Starting April 15 and running through August 1, 2024, roofing contractors are invited to enter five unique categories ...
Hotel Adds Snow Retention System to Ensure Safety
Editor's note: This article was originally published in Roofing Magazine. When the construction team completed the new Suburban Studios hotel in Westminster, Colorado, they forgot one important element: a snow retention system. The four-story hotel was built in 2022 with a beautiful green standing seam snap metal panel roof at an elegant ...
Dangerous March roof avalanches in Colorado
Snow retention systems expert speaks out. Yearly snows avalanching off structures in Colorado highlight the need for snow retention systems on buildings. According to Lars Walberg, president of Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, Inc., two major accidents in Colorado in March of 2024 and 2023 illustrate the importance of including snow guards, ...
Cheshire Academy embraces solar panels and drift solar snow fences
Cheshire Academy's solar panel and snow fence success story. Cheshire Academy is closing in on its first successful year of using solar-powered panels to help reduce energy costs at the private school in Cheshire, Connecticut. Funded entirely by New York solar energy developer Plankton Energy in 2023, four campus buildings boast ...
Stop Snows from “Slip Sliding Away”
Snow retention systems are a priority with solar panels in areas with heavy snow fall. There’s a good reason Michael Stowe added solar panels to the top of his home. Between mid-March and late-September, his home in British Columbia, Canada receives more than 12 hours of sunlight a day. However, that ...
New choice for traditional beauty on colonial home
By DaVinci Roofscapes. A very realistic synthetic slate product was the perfect aesthetic choice for this traditional colonial home. Homeowner Michelle Dooley has a traditional colonial home. Located in Virginia, it previously had cedar shake roofing. However, when that roofing started to fail with old age and decay, she thought long and ...
