Snow and Ice Protection with Our Snow Birds

A snow guard called a snowbird is a device installed on metal roofs most of the time on the seam to retain snow and ice from falling to the surface. It helps you to minimize your liability by preventing accidents such as snow and ice slides. The purpose is to prevent snow and ice from a potentially avalanching down that may injure people, and also it might damage plants and any other properties below the surface. Most of these snow birds are installed in a single row for homes and multiple rows on commercial buildings with specific quantity and pattern depending on the design of your roof. The pattern will also vary depending on the size, shapes and the pitch of the roof.

Modern Snowbirds

Most modern snow guards are made from cast aluminum which will not rust. There are also guards that look like a bar these are mostly used on commercial buildings. Other snow birds for metal roofs are manufactured by metal powder coated color which can be described as a painted armor shield in order to match the color of the roof. Having your snow birds powder coated is the best way to go considering your other options are to have them spray painted. The problem with spray painting is that it will peel off after the first or second snow and ice storm leaving you with snow birds that will age the look of your roof with peeling paint coming from your new snow birds, trust me we speak from experience. They will also to enhance the look of the roof.

Cast Aluminum Snowbirds

This type of snow bird for metal roofs is commonly used in residential metal roofing. It is also referred as snow stops or snow break. It allows your roof to have a full line of retention when it comes to keeping the snow or ice on the roof. Snowbirds are critical elements on your roof to protect the gutters from damages. It is highly important especially if a home has a metal or slate roof.

Roof Snow Birds Designs and Position

snow birds for metal roofs
Snow Birds for Metal Roofs

Residential homes in most parts of Arlington VA are aware of the benefits of snow guards. This is why it is increasingly becoming popular and there are new products available that have been introduced. Snow guards come with different heights, shapes, and faces. Some may stand up from the edge of the mounting base. The different designs are all made for the same reason and that is to keep the snow up on the roof allowing it to melt slowly, rather than all the snow or ice coming down all at once.

Alpha Rain Incorporated

Alpha Rain Incorporated has been installing metal roofing in most part of Virginia exclusively for more than 15 years. We produce the top of the line metal roofs in Arlington VA with competitive prices. Our aim is to provide quality metal roofing in the most effective way. If you are concern about snowbirds ruining the appealing looks of your metal roof, you shouldn’t because we use exact materials, color and texture with superb manufacturers with powder coated color. This allows your roof to have a flawless match which makes them blend in within the roofing system and become pretty much unrecognizable.

We guarantee that your roof guards will be installed properly. With our strategic plan including home entries, garage, pathway and side areas, we make sure that that you and your family are safe from falling snow. The design of an effective roof guard system is necessary in order to avoid accidents during winter.

Metal Roofing – The New Trend in Northern Virginia

The new trend has become metal roofing.  In fact now with numerous natural disasters happening more often such as wildfires, extreme storms, hurricanes, and other hazardous conditions, there are increasing numbers of homeowners that desire the benefits of metal roofing. Statistics show that steel roofing installation doubled last year and it will continue to show that same increase by about 15 percent annually. Moreover according to MRA (Metal Roofing Alliance) Metal is more capable of protecting every household from any destructive weather condition. Metal roofing can last 2 up to 3 times longer than asphalt roofing. Metal roofs can last between 60 and  80 years or longer even in warm humid locations, also it is virtually immune to mildew stains.

For Patented Metal Roofs in Arlington VA Alpha Rain incorporated is one of the most prestigious metal roofing companies and develops of their patented roof ventilation system. The temperature has been assessed which has an outdoors temperature of 94 degrees and has an extremely hot 147 in the attic. After the Therma Vent system was completely installed, amazingly the attic’s temperature dropped its temperature to 101 degrees at the peak and only 96 degrees at the base of the attic. Surprisingly, the results show a temperature swing of about 46 degrees differential which is huge. For over a decade, the biggest problem of any house and homeowner is the cost when it comes to installing a good ventilation system which is very essential especially for places with hot condition and humid temperatures.

Generally, the ventilation systems that we used of the past was made with wood which feature some moderate results of minimizing hot temperatures in the attic. However, the cost was always way out of hand. While Alpha rain offers first rate steel roofing systems which has a highly effective thermal ventilation system that possess 35 years of warranty from coating, peeling and fading Sheffield metals.

Metal roofing can reduce your cooling costs that can save as much as 40 percent, with the latest development of new reflective paints that can save energy that will revolutionize the residential roofing industry. The latest cool roofing technology can protect your home from the radiant energy of the sun by reflecting it back away from the roof. Even dark colors can achieve cool attributes; it can stay considerable cooler compared to other metal roofing materials. It reduces the heat from entering while keeping the homeowners wallets cozy. Getting your metal roofing installed with Alpha rain incorporated is a long term investment which is up to two to three times more durable than any other roofing materials.

Alpha Rain is serving the Arlington VA Metal Roofing, installation and development industry for over 2 decades. The company installed over 500 metal roofs in Northern parts of Virginia. Alpha Rain provides many references you can choose from, if you prefer a certain color that matches your taste; do not hesitate to let us know and we will direct you to home that have colors you like.   Also we will take a picture of your house and we can photo show it with the type of metal roof you prefer with the colors you would like to see.  You can leave your information at the quick contact form with your messages or queries and can Call Us at 540-222-1642.