Brian Stearns, the President and Owner of Alpine SnowGuards, has been diligently writing blogs and conducting in-depth technical research of our new testing facility, announced to the public just after the 1st of the year. His passion for all things roof-related dates back to his youth in the 1970’s, as illustrated in the below editorial Keep reading….
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Slate Roofing: Will History Repeat Itself?
Ahhh….almost Christmas. Up here in Vermont, we’ve already had several feet of snowfall and are looking forward to more (yes, I realize I may be speaking only for myself here!) As the Holidays approach, we thought it would be a nice time to share an archived article from Brian Stearns, Alpine’s founder & President. The Keep reading….
Slate Roofs & the Importance of “Attic Stock”
Back in the summer of 2004, Brian Stearns, the President & Founder of Alpine SnowGuards, published the below article in the Slate Roof Quarterly, a quarterly newsletter we used to send out (think snail mail). The term “Attic Stock” is recognized by too few people in the slate industry. Attic stock is a reserve supply Keep reading….
The Significance of Snow Guard Layout: Pipe-Style
In my last blog I talked about the significance and importance of layout for pad-style snow guards. In short, we’ve found through trial and error that pad-style snow guards that are evenly distributed over the entire roof surface do a better job of allowing snow and ice to melt in place than individual tiers of Keep reading….