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Strengthen retrofit roofing sales with snow retention
By Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. Retrofit roofing projects are not just opportunities to repair or replace a roof. They are opportunities to provide a more complete roofing solution. One practical way to do that is by recommending snow retention products where they are needed. For contractors, recommending snow retention can increase the ...
Give homeowners “freedom from worry” with snow retention
By Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. Instead of positioning snow retention as an optional accessory, roofers can present it as a thoughtful enhancement to the retrofit project. For many homeowners, a new or upgraded roof is about protection, curb appeal and long-term peace of mind. But in snow country, one important part ...
Snow retention: Freedom from worry
By Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. Instead of thinking of snow retention as an optional accessory, consider it a thoughtful enhancement to your roofing project. For many homeowners, a new or upgraded roof is about protection, curb appeal and long-term peace of mind. But in areas of the country receiving significant amounts of ...
Soaring “Freedom Mobile Arch” focuses on roof safety
Massive snow retention system installed. Just weeks away from completion, the PNE Amphitheatre in Vancouver will feature one of the longest timber arch roofs in the world. Created of 60 interlaced timber arches that form into six remarkable barrel vaults, the massive 344-foot-wide starburst roof span will cover a 10,000-seat open-air ...
2026 “Show Us Our Snow Guards Contest” launches with $6,000 in cash prizes from Rocky Mountain Snow Guards and S-5!®
Beginning June 1 and running through July 31, 2026, roofing contractors are invited to enter their snow retention projects in the contest to win cash prizes totaling $6,000. Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, Inc. and S-5!®, leaders of rooftop attachment solutions, have joined together to sponsor the third year of the nationwide ...
Stopping snow before it slides
By Emma Peterson. Roofing professionals discuss designing snow retention systems to protect buildings, property and people. In a new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Karen Edwards sat down with Tony Abate and Nick Piontek for a conversation about snow retention systems. Tony is the manager at Richards Building Supply in ...
Top April articles: Donations, thatching, accessories and more
By Emma Peterson. Check out the top articles on AskARoofer from April 2026! At the end of each month, the AskARoofer™ (AAR) team looks back at the articles we published that month to see what our readers were most interested in! This month, our top-read list featured stories of giving ...
Heidi J. Ellsworth joins roofing industry leaders in an LBM Journal feature
By Emma Peterson. Ronn Levine’s article dives into the challenges and opportunities in the roofing industry presented by labor, economic and technology trends. Recently, award-winning writer and editor Ronn Levine wrote an article for LBM Journal diving into the roles technology, relationships and training play in the roofing industry. The ...
Roofer profile: Rick Vining – Weathersafe™ Restoration, Inc.
By DaVinci Roofscapes. Learn how Rocky Mountain Snow Guards' products help this roofer keep his clients safe through the winter. Living in Minnesota, and having worked in Colorado, Rick Vining knows a thing or two about snow slides. “There was a business remodeled in Minneapolis around 2022 with synthetic roofing material,” says ...
Surge in U.S. home solar installations underscores need for snow retention solutions
By Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. The Drift Solar Snow Fence provides essential safety for residential solar projects. The United States is experiencing an unprecedented boom in residential solar projects, with homeowners across the nation turning to solar energy to power their lives. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, a new ...
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