March 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
Editor’s be aware: This text was initially printed in Roofing Journal.
When the development crew accomplished the brand new Suburban Studios resort in Westminster, Colorado, they forgot one necessary component: a snow retention system.
The four-story resort was in-built 2022 with a lovely inexperienced standing seam snap metallic panel roof at a sublime pitch, making it picture-perfect for the construction. Nonetheless, the unique architects and roofers didn’t consider that accumulating snow would slide proper off the metallic roof. And the Denver space resort will get a median of 65 inches of snow every year.
“In the future after the resort skilled its first large snow, I finished in to ask the constructing administration workers if they’d any points with snow avalanching from the roof,” says Nick Piontek with On Level Contracting out of Littleton, Colorado. “They emphatically stated it was an enormous downside they usually wanted an answer to make sure the security of their visitors. We shortly put a proposal collectively and gained the contract.”
Deciding on snow retention
To win the mission and assure success, Piontek turned to his trusted vendor, Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. The snow retention system firm did a free analysis of the roof and plotted out what kind of snow retention merchandise and placement would work finest for the roof on the resort.
After consulting with Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, On Level Contracting put in the S-5! ColorGard snow retention system on the resort. Picture supply: On Level Contracting
Putting in snow guards
Retrofitting snow guards onto a resort roof has its personal set of challenges. Because the constructing is open 24/7, the resort administration crew and roofing firm each positioned the security of the visitors as the best precedence.
On Level Contracting introduced in a increase carry and positioned it on the sidewalk to entry the constructing. Areas have been cordoned off to maintain visitors a secure distance away. The pitch of the roof was 4/12 in some sections and eight/12 on the gables and dormers. One employee tied off on the prime of the resort and did the complete set up. Two others adopted security protocols and have been on the bottom feeding supplies up and directing visitors.
“At some factors we had administration looking for house owners of automobiles within the car parking zone,” says Piontek. “The automobiles needed to be moved so the increase carry might proceed shifting across the constructing. All in all of the mission went easily.”
From the resort’s perspective, the mission was an general success. “On Level Contracting was very detailed of their work and comply with up,” in line with Suburban Studios resort Basic Supervisor Mitch Herrington. “Their advice for the snow retention system was great. It stopped the snow avalanching and has labored improbable. We couldn’t be extra happy.”
Piontek provides, “I’d encourage different firms doing a industrial set up like this to make sure they seek the advice of the OSHA necessities relating to industrial roofing initiatives. They’ll wish to assessment fall protections and security tools necessities. Working a hospitality mission like this positively has a special set of necessities than working a residential mission.”
“We depend on Rocky Mountain Snow Guards to offer us with correct layouts and designs, plus exceptionally sturdy snow guards, bars and fences,” says Piontek. “For this mission they advisable the S-5! ColorGard bar-style snow guard with a metallic colour strip to match the colour of the roof.”
“One of many nice benefits of the ColorGard system is that 2-inch-wide metallic strips that match the colour of the roof might be slipped into the face of the bar itself,” Piontek continues. “Rocky Mountain Snow Guards provided an identical inexperienced colour strip for this mission. It’s an aesthetically pleasing answer to the issue.”
Group
Putting in Contractor: On Level Contracting, Littleton, Colorado, onpointcontractingusa.com.
Provider: Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, Englewood, Colorado, rockymountainsnowguards.com.
Supplies
Snow Retention: ColorGard, S-5!, s-5.com.
Unique article supply: Roofing Journal