S-5! ColorGard® 2.0
ColorGard® 2.0 is S-5!'s enhanced flagship snow retention system. An innovative internal splice eliminates preassembly and in-field cutting, and VersaClip™ 2.0 can be installed directly over splices — a true lay-and-play system for standing seam and exposed-fastened roofs. ColorStrip™ uses a strip of actual roof material for perfect color and finish matching for the life of the roof.
FAQs
A snow guard is a device or system that increases friction between roof and snow, retaining a snow pack on a roof, so that it evacuates in a predictable and controlled fashion (evaporation and thaw) rather than by a sudden and dangerous rooftop avalancheWhen snow avalanches off of a rooftop, it can damage anything in its path. This sudden release of snow can be dramatic—dumping tons of snow all at once. This can have dramatic results -damaging gutters, vehicles, and landscape. Once piled up below, that same snowbank can go on to cause additional troubles, like structural or cosmetic damage to the building walls. In any event, the removal of avalanched snow from walkways, entries and parking areas is a constant maintenance nuisance.
Falling snow forms a temperature-sensitive bond to the surface of a metal roof. As that roof is warmed, (through an invisible spectrum of sunlight or from building heat loss), the bond with the snow is broken and a thin film of meltwater lubricates the roof. This causes a sudden release from a rooftop that can dump many tons of snow below the eaves in a matter of seconds, endangering building elements, landscape, vehicles and pedestrians.
Because of the perfect color matching that lasts the life of the roof. ColorGard 2.0 uses the same factory-applied (coil-coated) finish and inorganic pigments as the roof itself by incorporating a strip of the actual roof material — for a perfect match forever.
ColorGard 2.0 presents architecturally clean lines and blends into the roofscape. Clear plastics yellow and discolor with UV exposure, and often need many more parts to match ColorGard 2.0 strength.

