Tag Archives: Metal Roof Snow Guards

S-5!® Clamps and Snow Guards available in Canada from Sky Products! A Canadian S-5!® distributor for 10 years, Sky Products Ltd has grown to be the largest stocking S-5!® distributor in Canada by developing and maintaining key national relationships. Sky Products has designed and engineered hundreds of thousands of feet of snow guards and has supplied hundreds of thousands S-5!® […]

Snow Guards and Factor of Safety A great article about “Factor of Safety” for snow guard. Wondering what is meant by “Factor of Safety”, read the article and find out why S-5! is the number one choice for snow guards. http://blog.s-5.com/blog/s-5-factor-of-safety-for-snow-guards Why choose Sky Products for Snow Guard Projects Sky Products specializes in snow guards and is the […]

SNOW RETENTION (SNOW GUARDS) Snow Retention System: (Syn: Snow-Guard System) A series of unitized snow-guard devices or continuous assemblies installed for the purpose of retaining snow on a roof and allow the snow to evacuate slowly via thaw and sublimation rather than suddenly and unexpectedly via rooftop avalanche. WHO IS THE MCA (METAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION) […]

posted with permissions. Clamp Mounted vs Structure Attachment vs Stick-On Snow Retention Solutions Metal roofs are a smart decision. But with metal roofs, you must consider the risk of roof top avalanches. A quality snow retention system will help you maintain your roof, avoid personal and property damage, and efficiently and safely allow snow to […]

reposted with permission – original post can be found at http://blog.s-5.com/blog/what-snow-guard-is-on-your-metal-roof Sky Products Ltd and S-5! Metal Roof Attachments. Sky Products Ltd has been a proud stocking distributor of S-5! since 2010 and since then has grown to be the number one source in Canada for anything S-5!.  With the newest update to the National Building Code […]

Originally Posted by Kimberly Reichert on Dec 19, 2018 12:28:39 PM https://tinyurl.com/yc6k7crd reposted with permissions – www.s-5.com   A metal roof is a metal roof, right? WRONG. Standing seam and exposed fastener roofs may both be metal and may even serve similar purposes, but the two styles are very different indeed. Standing Seam Roof  Let’s start […]

Word of the Week: What is Non-Penetrating Rooftop Mounting? Original by Kimberly Reichert on Feb 6, 2019 9:16:26 AM posted with permissions www.s-5.com Sky Products Ltd is the original and largest stocking S-5! Distributor in Canada.For more information about S-5! Standing Seam Clamps and Snow Guards in Canada contact Sky Products Ltd www.design.localadpower.com/SkyProducts-v3/wp-old In the metal roofing […]

WHY SO MANY QUESTIONS – Dave Kowch February 2019 Snow Guard design is dependent on a multitude of variables which need to be taken into consideration when designing and installing a snow guard system which is why we ask so many questions. “Snow loads on roofs vary according to geographical location (climate), site exposure, shape […]

Reposted with permission  – original post https://blog.s-5.com/blog/will-snow-guards-damage-my-metal-roof Posted by Shawn deAngelo on Jan 6, 2020 9:13:50 AM Sky Products has been supplying S-5! products in Canada for 10 years. More articles on S-5! snow guards and clamps available in Canada from Sky Products https://bit.ly/31kU4ag Massive snow accumulation on a roof creates the potential for an unpredictable avalanche-like […]

Original article posted https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/9806458-danger-of-falling-snow-ice-spurs-safety-fencing-outside-orillia-museum/  Danger of falling snow, ice spurs safety fencing outside Orillia museum Safety fencing erected in front of the Orillia Museum of Art and History will remain in place until a solution is found to prevent snow and ice from sliding off the metal roof and onto the sidewalk below. The fencing […]