Guard metal roof chimney pipes, plumbing vents, and masts from sliding snow and ice.
Snow and ice can tear off your chimney pipe.
Prevent vent pipes and chimneys from getting crushed.
It's snowing outside for the second time this week. Snow and ice is building up on your roof, and it is past the point where it can be shoveled off easily. The next day, it warms up nicely, and you hope the sun melts the snow and ice off the roof quickly. There's only one problem: there is nothing protecting the vent pipes and chimney from sliding snow and ice. Totally unaware of what is about to happen, you go about your day, feeding the wood stove to help keep the house warm. All of a sudden, you hear a loud, crashing sound on the roof and you start to smell smoke. You have heard this sound before and realized that it was sliding snow and ice coming off the new metal roof that was just installed. It never did any harm before, but then again, it was only a few inches the last time it snowed. You run into the room where the fireplace is located, only to see smoke coming out of the stove because there is no draw. Panic sets in, and you run outside only to see your chimney stove pipe bent over and separated at the connection. You rush into the house to extinguish the fire in the wood stove. Good thing you were home, or this could have turned out much worse!
How can I stop the snow and ice from ripping off my chimney again?
VentSaver snow guards prevent damage to plumbing vent pipes and chimneys.
VentSaver products split and divert snow, which helps to prevent crushed vent pipes and chimneys. This clever vent snow guard product also provides support and adds strength to your vent pipes, chimneys, and masts. The innovative fin design cuts through packed ice and snow, causing the melting snow slide to divert around the pipe and help to remove snow and ice from your roof. Installation is quick and simple. VentSaver is made of high-quality, non-corrosive aluminum, powder-coated stainless steel, and aircraft cable.
What is the advantage of using the VentSaver Mounting Plate?
The VentSaver mounting plate can be used on standing seam metal roofs and exposed fastener screw-down roofs. The plate provides a larger area and a stronger method of attachment for screw-down roofs. On concealed fastener roofs, the plate can be mounted with RoofClamps to the standing seam. There is no other roof vent snow guard that provides a penetration-free way to use this product without harming the integrity of the roof.
Shouldn't the contractor who installed the chimney know about this ?
The problem with snow and ice sliding on a metal roof on a metal roof is often overlooked. Some contractors do not want to be bothered with the extra work involving installing snow guards and or vent protection. Even when a contractor does inform the customer that the sliding snow and ice can damage their chimneys and vent pipes, people do not want to spend the extra money to take precautionary steps to avoid potential damage. When a vent pipe or chimney gets torn off, the repair costs are usually astronomical! Selling snow retention for metal roofs can sometimes comparable to needing a traffic light at an intersection. Usually someone will need to get hurt before the light is installed. In many cases, the snow and ice will usually slide off the roof before affirmative action is taken.