Thanks for this video. I'm looking at installing a metal roof this fall, and I was looking at snow guards. I'm thinking of just adding them to places where I don't want snow to slide off, but leave the rest so that snow will slide off. I don't get why people would want snow or ice on their roofs. I know some people view snow as insulation, but with proper house/attic insulation and barriers, your attic should be cold. You don't really want your attic space to be warm. If you have heat in your attic, as you are just letting heat out for nothing. I would love to see a follow up video for this type of project, especially if you could get time laps showing how the snow/ice disappears over time. Beautiful local!
Great video and I "may" use these for the same reason. It's been a couple year since you installed them and I am wondering how well they worked for you. Did the snow and ice stay on the roof? Did it slide at all? I noticed a couple bad reviews on Amazon but I couldn't say for sure if they were legit as I don't know the condition of the roof before the person installed them. Some people said theirs ripped out and others said the snow still slid off. How do we know if they installed them correctly and how strong was the wood under the metal roof. Know what I mean?
Yes! I’d like to know the same! Asap! I just bought my moms cabin and they installed a metal roof. Now we have terrible snow snd ice build up and at times, an avalanche of an ice wall crashing down and blocking our front door
I just finished installing 216 of these snow barriers made by Snow Guard. I have a hidden fastener steel roof. I installed two Snow Guards per channel in my steel roof. The first row is 12 inches from the roof edge and the second row is 24 inches from the roof edge. In the channels, there are two raised "ribs" which serve as panel stiffeners. I installed the Snow Guards in between the raised ribs in each channel. This allows the gaskets to fully seal against the steel roof panel. I noticed in your video that you installed your Snow Guards on the rib running down the center in each channel. This may not allow the Snow Guard gasket to seal on the roof. The Snow Guards should have been installed next to the rib, not on it. I also used a string to keep my Snow Guards in a straight line. I installed Snow Guards on each end of the roof and attached string two each Snow Guard and ran two lines across the roof, one at 12" and the other at 24". It took me about 2 1/2 hours total to install two rows of Snow Guards on a 36 foot section of my roof.
@SweatMyTechnique Unfortunately, yes. Each Snow Guard has three screws with neoprene washers holding them down. Underneath each Snow Guard is a clear silicone gasket that will not leak if the correct screws are used and the Snow Guard is securely fastened. I had new seamless gutters installed, again, and do not want the snow and ice tearing them off again. It cost me $4500 to have these gutters installed along with aluminum mesh screens. The gutters came with a lifetime warranty as long as a snow barrier or guards are installed to protect them from damage. By the way, I got an estimate from Leaf Guard to replace my gutters and install leaf screens. They were $3000 higher than a highly recommended gutter installation business near me. Save yourself money and shop locally.
Your video is awesome. Love the water tank and your good humor. Your point about snoguards facing the proper way may have saved a 7 unit apartment and a hipster house in Oregon. I like the Amazon poly-carbon strength. My friend jerry told me that polycarbonate is what they use on bulletproof glass. You have a good voice and video well. THANKS Tom
Waiting for a winter report. I have a metal shingled roof and the snow slides off like mad. Looking for something that will break it up so it's not a bunch of snow all at once.
I have been waiting for more Cabin videos! Nice... Going to put my water collection on my cabin next year. I will probably remove my gutters during the winter.
We have filmed a ton of cabin content, and now it's a slower season of life we have time to get them together and start releasing them to you guys! Adding the water collection feels so good to know you are being more self sustaining - congrats!
Andy, sorry to hear of the water catchment damage. Would you consider building a roof over the tank. Also, you would have additional gutters for rain catchment. Kind regards to Lindsey. Cheers, Mate.
Was there a purlin or solid structure under steel that you were drilling into. I have horizontal purlins on edge under the steel so I think only one of the screws would be anchored to wood the other two would end up on either side of the purlin.
Coming from a warmer place, I would have thought those snow guards would lead to dangerous weights building up on the roof, but I guess that much snow would delaminate and slide off, or 8' isn't that heavy. Do people not build with higher pitched roofs over there? I would've expected A-frames or similar would've become popular over the years.
People do build A-Frames but also when building "normal" houses or cabins in this area they use joists that are much closer together that can withstand the weight of a lot of snow without damage to the roof or the structure. If you ever take a drive around a neighborhood that has a ton of snow look at he roofs you will see either something like what I added here, or you might even see much larger "triangles" that either hold more snow or help it slide down slowly.
They use the same screws as the original installment, plus the snow guard itself has 2 separate gaskets (around each hole, then the perimeter gasket) before the water can get to the hole. It's a well thought out design
Not worried. Houses that are built in regions that get a lot of snow are BUILT for it. Smaller gaps between tresses, thicker beams, ect, all of the houses in this region have snow guards.
Snow will slide off a steel roof which reduces the weight load on your roof. Snow rarely slides off an asphalt shingle roof. Essentially, if your roof was once covered with asphalt shingles, like mine was, and you recovered the roof with a steel roof, the snow load bearing on the roof is no different. A steel roof weighs less per square foot compared to asphalt shingles and will last a lifetime. I've seen asphalt shingled roofs with four layers of shingles on them. That's an extreme amount of weight on a roof, even without the snow. Of all the houses I owned that needed roofed with asphalt shingles, I always had a total tear off done to the roof, especially here in Northwest Illinois.
I understand why you wouldn’t want a large amount of snow to fall down on your water tank. But I’m rather confused with putting snow brakes on a metal roof that was designed to allow snow to come off of your roof and not build up and cave in your cabin roof. There’s something here I don’t understand.
Buildings like this one made in high snow load areas have joists that are closer together which increases snow load capacity. They aren't the standard 16oc that were used to. Also made it a pain in the ass locating studs but that's another discussion.
@@innerbarkoutdoors , this is not correct my friend.. They are built with a slope to get the snow off. I know from experience.. And from seeing your porch. We will see next spring, but I think the snow load will break your roof. I've seen it happen.
@@scottpbenson And I know from seeing my roof throughout the winter - that it's built to withstand the snow load. I have been to my cabin about three times this year mostly in the thick of winter (with about 3/4 feet of snow on the roof) and all is well :) All houses in this region have snow breaks, similar to this kind, on them.
Bad title bro, those are to keep snow from sliding off a roof, your title reads, "How to protect your house from snow." How are those the same thing.?? Those are to help from people, animals and vehicles from getting buried
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Thanks for this video. I'm looking at installing a metal roof this fall, and I was looking at snow guards. I'm thinking of just adding them to places where I don't want snow to slide off, but leave the rest so that snow will slide off. I don't get why people would want snow or ice on their roofs. I know some people view snow as insulation, but with proper house/attic insulation and barriers, your attic should be cold. You don't really want your attic space to be warm. If you have heat in your attic, as you are just letting heat out for nothing.
I would love to see a follow up video for this type of project, especially if you could get time laps showing how the snow/ice disappears over time.
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Great video and I "may" use these for the same reason. It's been a couple year since you installed them and I am wondering how well they worked for you. Did the snow and ice stay on the roof? Did it slide at all? I noticed a couple bad reviews on Amazon but I couldn't say for sure if they were legit as I don't know the condition of the roof before the person installed them. Some people said theirs ripped out and others said the snow still slid off. How do we know if they installed them correctly and how strong was the wood under the metal roof. Know what I mean?
Yes! I’d like to know the same! Asap! I just bought my moms cabin and they installed a metal roof. Now we have terrible snow snd ice build up and at times, an avalanche of an ice wall crashing down and blocking our front door
@@demoncrusher2760 I just installed mine last month and now waiting for winter again so I won't have an answer for a few months.
I just finished installing 216 of these snow barriers made by Snow Guard. I have a hidden fastener steel roof. I installed two Snow Guards per channel in my steel roof. The first row is 12 inches from the roof edge and the second row is 24 inches from the roof edge. In the channels, there are two raised "ribs" which serve as panel stiffeners. I installed the Snow Guards in between the raised ribs in each channel. This allows the gaskets to fully seal against the steel roof panel. I noticed in your video that you installed your Snow Guards on the rib running down the center in each channel. This may not allow the Snow Guard gasket to seal on the roof. The Snow Guards should have been installed next to the rib, not on it. I also used a string to keep my Snow Guards in a straight line. I installed Snow Guards on each end of the roof and attached string two each Snow Guard and ran two lines across the roof, one at 12" and the other at 24". It took me about 2 1/2 hours total to install two rows of Snow Guards on a 36 foot section of my roof.
What so you have now you have exposed screws on your hidden fastener roof?
@SweatMyTechnique
Unfortunately, yes. Each Snow Guard has three screws with neoprene washers holding them down. Underneath each Snow Guard is a clear silicone gasket that will not leak if the correct screws are used and the Snow Guard is securely fastened. I had new seamless gutters installed, again, and do not want the snow and ice tearing them off again. It cost me $4500 to have these gutters installed along with aluminum mesh screens. The gutters came with a lifetime warranty as long as a snow barrier or guards are installed to protect them from damage. By the way, I got an estimate from Leaf Guard to replace my gutters and install leaf screens. They were $3000 higher than a highly recommended gutter installation business near me. Save yourself money and shop locally.
Beautiful country up there. I am envious. I live in the southeast & have no concept of snow load. Very interesting solution.
I like that you can barely see them once installed. Pretty slick so far
Your video is awesome. Love the water tank and your good humor. Your point about snoguards facing the proper way may have saved a 7 unit apartment and a hipster house in Oregon. I like the Amazon poly-carbon strength. My friend jerry told me that polycarbonate is what they use on bulletproof glass. You have a good voice and video well. THANKS Tom
Thanks for watching, tom!
Waiting for a winter report. I have a metal shingled roof and the snow slides off like mad. Looking for something that will break it up so it's not a bunch of snow all at once.
Who else thought this was a Brownells video at first? Lol
I WAS SO CONFUSED lol
I'm confused.. why did you say this? and why are ppl thumbs upping? Am I missing something lol
@@innerbarkoutdoors Haha your profile picture looks like the Brownells logo. :)
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I have been waiting for more Cabin videos! Nice... Going to put my water collection on my cabin next year. I will probably remove my gutters during the winter.
We have filmed a ton of cabin content, and now it's a slower season of life we have time to get them together and start releasing them to you guys! Adding the water collection feels so good to know you are being more self sustaining - congrats!
nice vid brotha, very helpful. Thank You Sir!
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Andy, sorry to hear of the water catchment damage. Would you consider building a roof over the tank.
Also, you would have additional gutters for rain catchment. Kind regards to Lindsey. Cheers, Mate.
Thought about something like that and add aesthetic value
Was there a purlin or solid structure under steel that you were drilling into. I have horizontal purlins on edge under the steel so I think only one of the screws would be anchored to wood the other two would end up on either side of the purlin.
Were your screws into the wood on your roof?
They should be
Snow on any roof built right is just more insulation and is absolutely necessary.
Glad someone see's that lol
Pics of travel, knives, guns on your IG.. very cool, but how far back is the update on the roof stuff?
Coming from a warmer place, I would have thought those snow guards would lead to dangerous weights building up on the roof, but I guess that much snow would delaminate and slide off, or 8' isn't that heavy.
Do people not build with higher pitched roofs over there? I would've expected A-frames or similar would've become popular over the years.
People do build A-Frames but also when building "normal" houses or cabins in this area they use joists that are much closer together that can withstand the weight of a lot of snow without damage to the roof or the structure. If you ever take a drive around a neighborhood that has a ton of snow look at he roofs you will see either something like what I added here, or you might even see much larger "triangles" that either hold more snow or help it slide down slowly.
So did those little plastic things help ? I am considering installing them or something similar.
They do! Highly recommended
That’s a lot of holes to punch in a metal roof. A lot of potential leaks.
They use the same screws as the original installment, plus the snow guard itself has 2 separate gaskets (around each hole, then the perimeter gasket) before the water can get to the hole. It's a well thought out design
I really hope it works out well. Your cabin is in such a beautiful location. Keep us posted.
@@stephenbeard9882 I'll deff. be updating during the winter season in the description and for sure on the instagram!
You need to add gutter hangers every 8 inches on a metal roof.
We have massive gutter work this spring coming down the pipe :)
Wich brand did you used?
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Aren't you worried about the snow load breaking your roof?.. Needs to be able to slide off I think. Snow is HEAVY!!
Not worried. Houses that are built in regions that get a lot of snow are BUILT for it. Smaller gaps between tresses, thicker beams, ect, all of the houses in this region have snow guards.
Snow will slide off a steel roof which reduces the weight load on your roof. Snow rarely slides off an asphalt shingle roof. Essentially, if your roof was once covered with asphalt shingles, like mine was, and you recovered the roof with a steel roof, the snow load bearing on the roof is no different. A steel roof weighs less per square foot compared to asphalt shingles and will last a lifetime. I've seen asphalt shingled roofs with four layers of shingles on them. That's an extreme amount of weight on a roof, even without the snow. Of all the houses I owned that needed roofed with asphalt shingles, I always had a total tear off done to the roof, especially here in Northwest Illinois.
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I understand why you wouldn’t want a large amount of snow to fall down on your water tank. But I’m rather confused with putting snow brakes on a metal roof that was designed to allow snow to come off of your roof and not build up and cave in your cabin roof. There’s something here I don’t understand.
Buildings like this one made in high snow load areas have joists that are closer together which increases snow load capacity. They aren't the standard 16oc that were used to. Also made it a pain in the ass locating studs but that's another discussion.
@@innerbarkoutdoors , this is not correct my friend.. They are built with a slope to get the snow off. I know from experience.. And from seeing your porch.
We will see next spring, but I think the snow load will break your roof. I've seen it happen.
@@scottpbenson And I know from seeing my roof throughout the winter - that it's built to withstand the snow load. I have been to my cabin about three times this year mostly in the thick of winter (with about 3/4 feet of snow on the roof) and all is well :) All houses in this region have snow breaks, similar to this kind, on them.
Nice, ready for Winter and something other than politics. ......go Trump!
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something other than politics....and then you had to bring up the loser and traitor...
Couldn't agree more. Now eat, drink and be merry. And, GO TRUMP! LGB! and FJB!
Bad title bro, those are to keep snow from sliding off a roof, your title reads, "How to protect your house from snow." How are those the same thing.?? Those are to help from people, animals and vehicles from getting buried
Snow ripped down my gutters. Part of the home, yeah?
I found this video easily as I was looking for snow guards and this came up. Title worked for me.