Object on roof of house... what is it?

Hmmm.... having spent two years living in a country where snow guards on roofs are a standard feature, I'm finding this one a little dubious as to whether thats what it is.

My reasons being:

- It's Belfast, which isn't well known for having months of snowfall lingering.
- Typically, snow guards are smaller or more aesthetically pleasing, whatever this is looks pretty ghetto.
- It doesn't stretch the length of their roof.
- What is it exactly protecting against? One of the main reasons for snow guards is to stop a sudden huge drop of snow from a roof onto a person or object. This isn't going to fall on a person.... arguably perhaps it was there above a backdoor before that extension, but once again, it comes back to the question of whether would ever even be enough snow to drop off and damage something or someone.

Perhaps it is one, as I'm stumped as to what else it might be, but it seems like overkill.
 
Nexus said:
Hmmm.... having spent two years living in a country where snow guards on roofs are a standard feature, I'm finding this one a little dubious as to whether thats what it is.

My reasons being:

- It's Belfast, which isn't well known for having months of snowfall lingering.
- Typically, snow guards are smaller or more aesthetically pleasing, whatever this is looks pretty ghetto.
- It doesn't stretch the length of their roof.
- What is it exactly protecting against? One of the main reasons for snow guards is to stop a sudden huge drop of snow from a roof onto a person or object. This isn't going to fall on a person.... arguably perhaps it was there above a backdoor before that extension, but once again, it comes back to the question of whether would ever even be enough snow to drop off and damage something or someone.

Perhaps it is one, as I'm stumped as to what else it might be, but it seems like overkill.
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Its aligned with the two velux roof lights in the extension below, which would probaby crack if a whole roof load slipped of that slate roof.
 
this post is sooooo right on so many level's,

'wingman' on his '2000th' post, has 'aliens' with that sig expression.

just brilliant,

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Doubt it's a snow guard as a) hardly any need for one, b) it doesn't extend full over the rhs roof light.
Could be a solar heater for preheating water, but it doesn't look very tube-like. :confused:
 
WillyNelson said:
Doubt it's a snow guard as a) hardly any need for one, b) it doesn't extend full over the rhs roof light.
Could be a solar heater for preheating water, but it doesn't look very tube-like. :confused:
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This is bugging me too. The width of that thing is too small in comparison to the size of conservatory. If snow was to accumulate on that roof, the stuff would still fall off eventually. This is a mystery that must be solved children!
 
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