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Best of Metalcon International 2011

November 30, 2011 – 6:13 pm
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Best of Metalcon International 2011

Metal Roofing Magazine and Rural Builder Magazine has brought you the “Best of Metalcon International 2011″ and featured Sno Gem Snow Guards!

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Grandstand Roof Gets Snow Retention

November 1, 2011 – 6:06 pm
November 1, 2011
By KIM FUNDINGSLAND – Staff Writer (kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com), Minot Daily News

Up high and with a view of the city, tethered workers took advantage of nice Halloween weather Monday atop the roof of the North Dakota State Fair Grandstand.

They are doing work that should prove beneficial this winter and next spring.

“They are putting up a snow retention system,” said Renae Korslien, State Fair manager. “Last year snow came off the roof and hit the Pub. We want to make sure that won’t happen again.”

Snow and ice that tumbled off the roof last winter resulted in considerable damage to the roof of the Pub below. The Pub roof has since been fixed, but the source of the problem remained. The retention system is designed to allow snow and ice to fall from the grandstand roof, but in much smaller and less dangerous amounts than what damaged the Pub roof.

“We want to make sure we go across the whole rest of the roof, too, for safety purposes,” explained Korslien.

The retention system should insure that no further damage occurs due to snow and ice falling from the grandstand roof, hopefully eliminating any future repairs to the Pub roof or anything else below the slope of the grandstand roof.

“The Pub roof is fixed and we want it to stay like that,” said Korslien.

The 2011 North Dakota State Fair was canceled due to flood damage at the fairgrounds. The 2012 State Fair is scheduled for July 20-28.

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Sno Gem, Inc. Announces the Promotion of James T. Carpenter to Vice President of Operations

October 5, 2011 – 4:13 pm
Jim Carpenter

Crystal Lake native is promoted by McHenry-based Corporation

On Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, Sno Gem, Inc., a McHenry based corporation that specializes in the Read More »

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Project of the Week: Sno Gem’s Sno Barricade Clamp-On Bar System for Standing Seam Metal Roofs

September 14, 2011 – 3:55 pm

PROJECT OF THE WEEK: Training Support Complex, Building #3441 at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. They chose the Sno Barricade Clamp-On Bar System for Standing Seam Metal Roofs with (3) Barricade Plates per Panel. Now that will hold back a lot of snow!

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Metal Snow Guards on Montague Early Childhood Center

September 3, 2011 – 9:48 am

Montague, MI – The Montague Early Childhood Center has chosen Sno Gem’s Original Metal snow guards in the custom color called “Green Lane” in a Kynar Finish.  Sno Gem snow guards are available in any standard or custom pre-finished color and can be manufactured in any metal form, including Follansbee Steel, copper, lead-coated copper, pre-finished Kynar 500 Metal, stainless steel, brass, galvalume, aluminum, zinc, Freedom Gray, Terne Metal, and TCS for metal, slate and shingle roofs. The Original Metal snow guard can be installed using the patented pre-tinned backing for soldering to copper – just clean and heat on the roof system. Optional custom length plate attachment for installation on slate or shingle roofs.

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Snow Guards Protect and Enhance New School

May 28, 2011 – 9:39 am

Original polycarbonate snow guards by Sno Gem were chosen for use on the new Lincoln County Ninth Grade Center in Moscow Mills, Missouri.  Showcased on the cover of Metal Construction News, the school features expansive walls designed to be removed and reusable, making way for future additions such as a gymnasium on one side and a performing arts center on the other.

Snow guards from Sno Gem are easy to install, durable, economical, and aesthetically pleasing.  They are a preferred architectural choice.  For more information, call 888-766-4367.

Lincoln County Ninth Grade Center in Moscow Mills, Missouri

Snow Guards:  Sno Gem Original Polycarbonate

General Contractor:  K&S Associates Inc., Kansas City, Mo.

Architect:  DLR Group, Overland, Kansas

Installer:  Natsch and Co., Jefferson City, Mo.

Metal Wall and Roof Panels: Berridge Manufacturing Co., San Antonio, Texas

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Snow Guards for All Metal Roofing Profiles

March 5, 2011 – 11:55 am

barrcade_blueThe new Sno Barricade Clamp-On Snow Guard System for standing seam metal roofing systems utilize a unique bar design to create an efficient, snow-stopping profile. The holding power of Sno Barricade snow guards comes from an innovative universal clamp that does not require adhesives and does not penetrate the roofing material. Inside the universal clamp is a patent-pending button crimper. It grips tight, yet there is no penetration of the roofing material; original manufacturer integrity is maintained.

Sno Barricade snow guards are designed to fit all standard and most custom metal roofing profiles. Both major components of the Sno Barricade snow guards – the universal clamp and the barricade bar – are available in any standard or custom pre-finished color as well as a real copper finish. There are no “raw” edges or unfinished surfaces.

Easy to install, durable and economical, the aesthetically pleasing Sno Barricade snow guards are a preferred architectural choice. They join the complete line of snow guards developed by Sno Gem, Inc. For more information, call 888-766-4367.

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Snow Guard Selection: Great Lakes Naval Station

December 15, 2010 – 2:08 pm

navel_stationSnow guards for a new parking lot control building had to meet several guidelines established by the Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois, where winter snow fall often exceeds several feet and snow guard protection is important.

The first parameter was color compatibility. The building was designed with an off-white standing seam metal roof and the snow guards had to be an exact match. Second was the strict need to maintain roofing integrity. The snow guards could not penetrate the metal roofing material. And last, the snow guards had to meet budgetary requirements.

The Sno Barricade snow guard system, manufactured by Sno Gem, Inc., was selected for the project. In addition to exactly matching the roofing color, the Sno Barricade’s patent-pending button crimper was able to tightly grip the standing seam, yet there was no penetration of the roofing material; original manufacturer integrity was maintained. Also, no adhesives were needed.

While it was not a requirement of the project, an added benefit of the Sno Barricade snow guard system was the elimination of “raw” edges or unfinished surfaces that disrupt the aesthetics of the roof line. On the building, the Sno Barricade’s appear as an engineered element of the roof.

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