A bracket, bar, or rail system installed on a pitched roof to hold snow and ice in place. By keeping the snow mass on the roof, it forces the snow to melt gradually and drain as liquid, preventing dangerous avalanches that can damage gutters, lower roofs, or injure pedestrians below.
Heard on the job
We need to install two rows of snow guards on that standing seam metal roof before winter.
Also heard as
- snow brake
- snow clip