SnoBar Rail Snow Retention
The best alternative to clear pad style snow retention incorporates rails or bars that are installed the entire length of the eave. These systems can be installed year round and feature sturdy construction, color-match paint, stainless steel seam clamps or U-Bracket mounting. These rail systems implement a clamp on over seam for the strongest hold and are available with Ice-Stoppers, to prevent snow and ice from sliding under the rail.
SnoBar incorporates a square galvanized or stainless steel rail. A flat snow holding surface is most effective.
ColorBar is an aluminum system that accommodates a 2" strip of the project roofing material for an exact color match.
ColorRail is a powder coated color matched aluminum rails system with a short lead time.
WindBar is a rail system designed to help eliminate panel uplift and damage caused by high winds.
Pipe Style Rail Systems
SnoBar Rail System
- A Year Round Solution
- Galvanized Steel or Stainless Steel construction for strength and durability.
- Available color-match paint on components.
- Uses the only available stainless steel clamp for standing seam roofs.
- Easy Installation. The bar is not fed through the clamp like other systems.
- Aluminum Color-Bracket for screw down panels, including corrugated applications.
- Available Ice Stoppers prevent snow and ice from sliding under the rail.
ColorBar Rail System
- A Year Round Solution
- Aluminum construction for strength and durability.
- Accommodates "No Paint - No Wait" 2" painted metal strip.
- Uses the only available stainless steel clamp for standing seam roofs.
- Easy Installation. The bar is not fed through the clamp like other systems.
- Aluminum Color-Bracket for screw down panels, including corrugated applications.
- Available Ice Stoppers prevent snow and ice from sliding under the rail.
ColorRail Rail System
- A Year Round Solution
- Aluminum construction for strength and durability.
- Color matched durable TGIC polyester powder coat finish on components.
- Uses the only available stainless steel clamp for standing seam roofs.
- Easy Installation. The bar is not fed through the clamp like other systems.
- Aluminum Color-Bracket for screw down panels, including corrugated applications.
- Available Ice Stoppers prevent snow and ice from sliding under the rail.
System Attachment and Ice Stopper
SnoBar and ColorBar Warranty
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE CONSIDERING RAILS FOR YOUR PROJECT.
The following warranty is made in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied. Recommendations for proper use of the product are based on tests believed to be reliable. Any goods proven to be defective due to materials will be replaced, or purchase price refunded, but in no event shall the manufacturer be responsible for damages in excess of the purchase price. User shall determine the suitability of the product for its intended use and assumes all risks of its use or handling.
1. All loads incurred by the SnoBar will be transferred to the panels. Therefore, proper panel attachment to substrate/structure is necessary to prevent roof panels from sliding under snow load. New and existing structures must be evaluated to insure they can withstand retained snow loads. (In instances where there is an overhang at the eave edge, it is imperative to make sure that the overhang can hold the accumulated loading, otherwise the first row of SnoBar should occur at the bearing wall.)
2. It is not recommended to place the SnoBar System in isolated areas such as doorways, vents and partial roof areas. Please call for special design considerations in those areas.
3. Consider whether your roof system and/or substrates (felts or membranes) are designed to take the increased ice damming that will occur with the addition of snow retention.
4. The SnoBar Clamp System requires the roof panel to be a min. of 24 GA. steel and have a seam height of at least 1". Clamp spacing can not exceed 24"O.C. Clamp spacing varies depending on seam spacing (12" o.c. up to 42" o.c). Clamps should be placed at every seam, so that the load is distributed evenly to every roof panel. It is not recommended to use a clamp type system when the roof uses a separate seam cover or batten.
5. The Color-Bracket System requires a purlin or structural support beneath it to mount to.
6. No snow retention system is capable of retaining 100% of snow and ice from falling off the roof.
7. Designer/Architect, Installer, or Owner of the project should have knowledge of the local snow loads, climatic conditions, roof slope, roof orientation, and roof design prior to installing SnoBar.
8. After considering the above factors, the determine lineal feet of SnoBar required is based on length of panels, roof slope, snow loading and areas needing protection from falling snow. (Call SnoBlox-Snojax for clamp and bar loading values.)
It is the sole responsibility of the Designer/Architect, Installer, or Owner to assess the suitability of using the SnoBar System based on the above design considerations. SnoBlox-Snojax or any or its subsidiaries, or Riddell & Company, Inc and Action Manufacturing are under no liability if failure occurs from improper installation, improper set screw torque, improper panel attachment, improper roof system installation, improper use of the SnoBar system or under designed system placement of the SnoBar system.
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