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Snow bird are very essential for metal roofs. It is a device installed on metal roofs most of the time on the seam to retain snow and ice from falling to the surface. It helps you to minimize your liability by preventing accidents such as snow and ice slides. To know more, do watch this presentation. If you are looking for snow birds installation service in Virginia, then visit Alpha Rain at alpharain.com or call us at 540-222-1642.
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What are Snow Birds? A snow guard called a snowbird is a device installed on metal roofs most of the time on the seam to retain snow and ice from falling to the surface. It helps you to minimize your liability by preventing accidents such as snow and ice slides.
Purpose of Installing Snow Birds The purpose is to prevent snow and ice from a potentially avalanching down that may injure people, and also it might damage plants and any other properties below the surface. Most of these snow birds are installed in a single row for homes and multiple rows on commercial buildings with specific quantity and pattern depending on the design of your roof. The pattern will also vary depending on the size, shapes and the pitch of the roof.
Modern Snowbirds Most modern snow guards are made from cast aluminum which will not rust. There are also guards that look like a bar these are mostly used on commercial buildings. Other snow birds for metal roofs are manufactured by metal powder coated color which can be described as a painted armor shield in order to match the color of the roof.
Cast Aluminum Snowbirds This type of snow bird for metal roofs is commonly used in residential metal roofing. It is also referred as snow stops or snow break. It allows your roof to have a full line of retention when it comes to keeping the snow or ice on the roof. Snowbirds are critical elements on your roof to protect the gutters from damages. It is highly important especially if a home has a metal or slate roof.
What are Snow Birds? Both the red and green snowbirds are powder coated the color of the roof metal. Painted snowbirds only take a few snows before the freezing action of the snow pulls all of the paint off. The snowbird on the right is made of bronze and used on copper roofs. All these snowbirds are attached with two set screws on the standing seam metal roof so as to not penetrate or mar the metal or paint.
ALPHA RAIN INCORPORATED Alpha Rain Incorporated has been installing metal roofing in most part of Virginia exclusively for more than 15 years. Our aim is to provide quality metal roofing in the most effective way. If you are concern about snowbirds ruining the appealing looks of your metal roof, you shouldn’ ’t because we use exact materials, color and texture with superb manufacturers with powder coated color. This allows your roof to have a flawless match which makes them blend in within the roofing system and become pretty much unrecognizable.
D DF FG GF F We guarantee that your roof guards will be installed properly. With our strategic plan including home entries, garage, pathway and side areas, we make sure that that you and your family are safe from falling snow. The design of an effective roof guard system is necessary in order to avoid accidents during winter.
If you are willing to install snow birds for yo If you are willing to install snow birds for your metal roofs in Virginia, visit us at www.alpharain.com You can also call us at 540-222-1642
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