Stainless steel snow guards

This article will introduce you to stainless steel snow guards. This is the most seldom option metal roof snow guards. True, stainless steel stoppers are extremely durable, they have attractive appearance, high features of corrosion, heat and cold resistance.

Indeed, if you take a closer look at this option, you will discover that stainless steel snow holders are for quite big-budget projects. One linear foot of tubular snow guard can amount to over $25-35. Or else there are customized solutions to match the property design. Most popular stainless-steel solution is small snow catcher on the picture below. To retain snow on the metal roof there are should be plenty of these ones in several rows.

For those seeking the same features for less there are solid analogues. Let’s explore what makes stainless steel resistant to corrosion. Its inherent chemical compound makes up contains a minimum of around 10.5% of Chromium chemical which helps to form a self-healing protective clear oxide film. This means the corrosion has no chance to develop despite extreme temperatures, damage or cut.  This explains the robust features of the stainless-steel snow guards.

Now with the analogues you will have the same result with different investments. For example, hot zinc coated metal performs equally good thanks to the coating, which provides superior corrosion protection.

To sum up, we would say that stainless steel retainers are the best option for rare extravagant projects, while hot zinc coated metal tubular snow guards find their way on any roof.