Brian Stearns, the President & Founder of Alpine SnowGuards, wrote the below back in the Spring of 2006. Brian’s deep roots in the slate roofing industry (he began his career as a slate roofer in the 1970’s) has given him a wealth of knowledge and experience that’s honestly too valuable NOT to share (and re-share). Keep reading….
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Road Map for Slate Roofing Success
I’ve personally always loved the way Brian Stearns tells a story, written or in person, as he has a way of engaging the reader/listener by being himself and by knowing what he knows. Over the years, Brian has become a true thought leader in the industry, and I wanted to share the below article, written Keep reading….
How It All Began
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….
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….