When snow avalanches off of a rooftop, it can damage anything in its path. This sudden release of snow can be dramatic—dumping tons of snow all at once.
Why keep snow on the roof?
When snow avalanches off of a rooftop, it can damage anything in its path. This sudden release of snow can be dramatic—dumping tons of snow all at once. This can have dramatic results -damaging gutters, vehicles, and landscape. Each year there are also reported deaths from snow avalanching from roofs. Once piled up below, that same snowbank can go on to cause additional troubles, like structural or cosmetic damage to the building walls. In any event, the removal of avalanched snow from walkways, entries and parking areas is a constant maintenance nuisance.
For more information on this topic, check our blog on the Top 5 Reasons for Installing Snow Guards on Your Metal Roof.
