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Gilashot t1_j428qfs wrote

I don’t get it either. Possibly because of the abundance of metal roofs. Snow guards on a metal roof pretty much eliminate damage to your gutters though.

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Meow_Meow_4_Life t1_j431e3d wrote

Those are the spaced L brackets that are glued on? Can you overload a roof weight capacity since the snow can't slide off?

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Gilashot t1_j43620p wrote

Mine screw onto the roof purlins. https://www.midmichiganmetalsales.com/product/snow-defender-4500-color-powder-coated-snow-guard/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA_P6dBhD1ARIsAAGI7HDv_pUL8_W4YSVWS29T3oNJ8bLpUfGrWFRLWTc7UNB7bZjrGK8F8LoaAjUfEALw_wcB

They don’t necessarily hold all of the snow on the roof all winter. They mainly just prevent huge overhangs from dumping off all at once. To enable still slowly comes off, just a little at a time.

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