New snow guards on old slate roof

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Author Message   Joe (Joe) Moderator Username: Joe Post Number: 834 Registered: 07-2006 Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 08:06 pm:        Why not retrofit snow guards?   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 1082 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 11:15 am:        There is not much left of it right now and it really doesn't do much anyway. If you want to take them out and install the ice guards, have at it and then replace the slates. Good luck!   S10024 (S10024) New member Username: S10024 Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2014 Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 04:48 pm:        can anyone describe the best way to install snow guards on a 1930s slate roof (vermont, thick)? i don't want to use the retrofit snow guards and would rather take out the slates and install regular ones. what are some of the concerns related to the roofing paper underneath? thank you