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Buy 9" X 3" SNOW GUARDS W/9" STRAP STAINLESS STEEL9" X 3" SNOW GUARDS W/9" STRAP STAINLESS STEEL Product Description:
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Snow GuardSnow guards are designed to prevent mass quantities of snow and ice from avalanching off the roof. Helps to protect pedestrians and landscaping from snow sliding off the roof. Protects gutters and roof edging. Attach under shingle. Stainless steel.View Amerimax Home Prods website for details and warranty information on this product.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Strong, look great, should as long as your house
By Victor H. Agresti
Amerimax Stainless Snow GuardAmazon should clarify that the price shown is for one dozen snow guards.The practical reason to use snow guards is to prevent mass quantities of snow and ice from avalanching off a roof. Especially a steep roof. They are also decorative and can improve the looks of a roof. Snow guards are particularly important on metal roofs, due to the smooth surface. However, these guards are for an asbestos shingle roof, as (most of) the strap goes under a shingle, with the guard portion showing.Snow guards come in copper, stainless steel, cast aluminum, cast bronze, galvanized malleable iron, galvanized steel, and various plastics such as UV resistant Polycarbonate, and in designs other than this model. Copper, bronze, or stainless steel guards should last several lifetimes, since they won't pit, rust, corrode, or crack. We used all copper roof flashing on a home addition and still chose stainless steel snow guards because of their superior strength.These "made in the USA" guards are excellent quality and are strong enough to actually hold back a large snow load. They are so strong, they might even keep someone from sliding off a roof. The metal is 16 gauge (.057" thick). The strap is 9" long. The guard is 2.75" high and 4.125" wide, has an embossed design to improve looks and strength, and it's securely attached to the strap with two hefty 7/32" stainless steel rivets. Poor quality stainless steel will rust. One test for metal quality is to see if a magnet sticks, or is attracted to, the "stainless steel". If yes, it has a less than optimal chromium content, and may eventually rust. The metal in this product passes the magnet test, which means it's good quality. Also, none of our guards has rusted after 3 years.The only negative is that these guards are NOT polished as shown in the Amazon photo. Instead, the metal has a dull appearance. They are perfectly fine to use as is, but I wanted mine to be shiny. So, I polished the face of each snow guard with a bench-mounted buffing wheel (see Customer Images); they still shine 3 years after installation. If you don't have access to a buffer wheel, you could "sand" the guard face with 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, then polish with crocus cloth. Use a high quality brand of abrasives, such as GatorGrit or 3M. This approach won't result in as high a shine as buffer-polishing, but the guards will look better.Once exposed to a broiling sun for even a few hours, the leading edge of [some] self-sealing asbestos-based shingles strongly adheres to the next row down, for protection from high winds. After they seal together, you'll have to raise up most of a shingle's leading edge, for access to the snow guard's nail holes.If installing the guards on an existing roof, do the work on a hot day with the sun shining, as the shingles will be soft rather than brittle. If it's cold outside, the shingles can break or rip, and won't bend up to give access to the snow guard's nail holes. Be really careful when lifting a shingles leading edge, so you don't cause damage. To separate the shingles, carefully push a 3" or 4" stiff wall scraper or similar tool under the entire length of a shingle to break loose the melted tar holding it down. (Clean the tool with mineral spirits often.) Do not use any type of pry bar, as they can easily rip a shingle. The shingles will re-seal themselves in the hot sun. Some self-sealing shingles are fairly easy to raise up, while others, like CertainTeed's Landmark series, virtually melt into the next shingle down, creating a strong bond.If possible, install snow guards while installing new shingles, since the guard's nailing holes will be fully exposed, and before they've had a chance to stick together. Slightly bend the end of each guard's bar down before nailing in place, otherwise, it will poke up over the shingles by 1/4" or more. If you install all the shingles first while it's cloudy, the guards can be easily installed later that day. Remember, it doesn't take long for the sun's rays to stick the shingles together.Use stainless steel or copper roofing nails, as they will last as long as your roof. Use a dab of roofing cement on the lower nail, and on any place under the shingles the scraper gouged or ripped. The lower nail should be in line with the nails holding that row of shingles down.Before you start the job, decide on a pattern to use for the guards, draw a diagram of how it will look, etc., and buy enough guards for the entire job before you start. (See Customer Images for one pattern example.) Makers of snow guards usually have sample patterns on their web site, or you can drive through a rich neighborhood to get ideas for patterns.If you ever re-shingle your house, tell the workers to save the snow-guards, as they can be reused.I installed 36 of these guards installed on a steep (10/12 pitch) roof, to catch/hold snow, and they look great.Good luck!
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