Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Snow guard

Pipe system

Snow birds

A device or series of devices attached to the roof in a pattern that attempts to hold the snow in place, thus preventing sudden snow or ice slides from the roof

Other commonly used names and terms for snow guards include:

• Snow bird
• Snow bracket
• Snow brake
• Snow stop
• Snow shields
• Snow clip
• Ice guard
• Snow fence (non-highway type)
• Snow rail
• Snow pads
• Snow dogs
• Snow guard bracket

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Examples from Buffalo:

• Pipe system illustration above:  33 Chapin Parkway
  
  
• Snow bird illustration above: 109 Chapin Parkway

• Pipe system - Buffalo Cremation Co.
  

• Pipe system -  Ullmann House, 260 Middlesex Rd

• Snow bird - 460 Massachusetts Ave.
  

• Snow bird -  Photo: 758 Lafayette Avenue (2018)