Homemade roof snow guards?

[jives]

Have any of you made snow guards for your metal roof? In particular, a snow fence that runs the length of the roof? It seems to me a simple piece of angle iron -- galvanized and painted or even a piece of matching roof trim of a thick gauge -- set on its edge and glued or screwed to the metal rib would work. I'm thinking something like this, but I would rather glue than screw.

http://www.contractortalk.com/f15/how-stop-snow-slipping-metal-roof-137043/index2/

Perhaps two or three rows to help carry the snow load.

Thoughts?

 

[nehog]

This is basically what I did, but I put one about eight inches from the edge. Works perfectly. I did screw it down, not sure how gluing would work.

 

[Kpaige]

Look up standing seam snow gaurds and goto images you get a lot more ideas

 

[jives]

Look up standing seam snow guards and go to images you get a lot more ideas

That is what I have done. I've looked at a gazillion images. Standing seam panels allow a clamp-like fitting, but a typical raised rib (e.g., PBR) roof panel does not. Plus, the standing seam snow fence guards are generally very fancy and expensive.

Any other ideas?

 

[pbartol]

has anyone ever made snow guards for slate roofs?

 

[yeldogt]

has anyone ever made snow guards for slate roofs?

They typically go up and under -- the long bar type require end fitting and you have to remove slates.