Happy Valentines Day! Just as all relationships require the right preparation, so do snow guard installations. Snow guards are necessary to keep your home and your family safe from potentially deadly damaging falling snow, and the guards are something that you can install on your own. Most snow guard systems are very cheap, especially because [...]
Accidents around the home are one of the leading causes of death in the United States for people under the age of forty. Many of the victims are children, and the deaths are caused by things that were completely preventable, if the homeowner took the initiative to make some very simple upgrades to the home. [...]
Here at Sno Shield we have a great diversity of talent among our associates. Even though we deal with snow problems most of the year what we dream about is; beaches, big waves and seashells. We wanted to show off the talent of one of our employees, Erin Anderson. Erin is currently enrolled at Brigham [...]
One of the most dangerous things about winter is snow, but not when the snow is falling. Snow that accumulates on the ground also accumulates on the roof and can become extremely dangerous as its mass grows and it starts to melt. When the snow is on the roof and melts, it transforms in to [...]
The winter season is brutal, unpredictable, and often unforgiving to property. Even after a dangerous snowstorm leaves your area, the accumulated snow offers a potential danger, especially as it freezes and becomes solid ice. If you have a metal roof you are even more at risk because of the low natural friction between the metal [...]
Even though ice and snow are natural phenomenon, homeowners are liable for any injury that happens to people who are hurt by ice and snow that fall from their roof. Over the last few years the demand for snow guards has soared because of the increase in damage from falling snow. Homeowners are more concerned [...]
Weather is extremely hard to predict and impossible to avoid, but inclement weather is the leading cause of home damage in many parts of the United States. In cold climates, snow is the most dangerous weather condition homeowners face. The accumulation of snow and ice on the roof can cause serious damage to the structure [...]
Recently we have been fielding a lot of questions about snow railing and snow pipe snow guards. It appears there is a lot of confusion about which product is best for different situations. We suggest that if you have the same confusion that you give us a call and ask. There is nothing wrong with asking [...]
Warren Buffett is not only rich, but very smart (a significant reason why he is also the former!). He is competent but humble, and he does business, not because it makes him rich, but because he loves a challenge, he loves to work, and he loves to see himself progress in ways that don't just [...]
Normally the two words "drift" and "roof" to folks in our trade would create a picture of prevailing winds forcing a snow drift to bank its weight on one particular part of the roofing structure, creating a stress point for the building, and additional liability for any objects below that might get damaged by a [...]
