Tag Archives: ice buildup

Roof edge ice solution for high snowload regions

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

A Denver, Colorado company has designed an efficient solution to commercial and residential roof edge ice problems, with a system it says equals or exceeds the performance of the most effective systems on the market, yet costs less to purchase … Read more »

Posted in Commercial/Institutional, Low Rise Construction, Metal Buildings, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing News, New Products, Products, Reroofing, Residential, Roofing Products, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged hotedge, ice buildup, snow guards, snow melt products, snow retention | Leave a comment

Don’t get snowed: Top 4 snow retention mistakes and how to avoid them

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

By Howie Scarboro – Snow retention is no longer an art, it has become a science. The laws of physics have to be used when holding back thousands of pounds of potentially damaging snow and ice. Annual property and personal … Read more »

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