ATAS Snow Guard - Manual

Attach anything to standing seam metal roofs
without piercing the panel!
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Installation Instructions
Stop! Has your ColorGard® system been designed properly with the assistance of a distributor or the online
ColorGard calculator? If not, see our Calculator and Load Table at www.S-5.com, or ask your distributor!
Notice to S-5!® users: specific layout and assembly schematics for S-5! products are the responsibility of the
user or project designer. Due to the many variables involved with specific panel products, climates, snow
melt phenomena and job particulars, the manufacturer cannot and does not express any opinions as to the
suitability of any S-5! assembly for any specific application and assumes no liability with respect thereto.
S-5! clamps are tested for ultimate holding strength on various seam types and materials. This information is
available from the S-5! website: www.S-5.com. This document is an installation guide only and the photographs
and drawings herein are for the purpose of illustrating installation tools and techniques, not system designs.
Clamp spacing should never exceed 32" with standard products (Contact your distributor for products to
accommodate a seam spacing greater than 32").
Tools Needed
Electric Screwgun
Box end wrench, 1/2" drive impact wrench,
or Ratchet
Saw to cut ColorGard® crossmember
Tin Snips
String Line
Torque Wrench
Pliers or Vice Grip Pliers
1. Before You Start
First, use a string line across
the top of the panel seams
at the desired location to
establish a true line for
installation of the S-5! clamps.
Individually measuring from the
eave to determine each clamp
location is not recommended.
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2. Preparing The Clamps
If the ColorGard assembly utilizes
the VersaClip for attachment of
the ColorGard crossmember, the
bolt hole in the clamp should be
at the upslope end of the clamp.
If the assembly uses punched
ColorGard without VersaClip the
hole should be at the downslope
end of the clamp. When using the
S-5-U, determine which side of the
clamp to load the setscrews into,
and thread the setscrews into all
clamps, being careful that the bolt
hole will be in the correct (upslope
or downslope) orientation, with the setscrews on the
correct side of the seam. Both setscrews must be on
the same side of the clamp.
3. Installing The Clamps
S-5! clamps are installed differently depending
upon clamp model and seam style. Please see the
installation instructions included with your clamps.
For maximum holding strength, setscrews should
be tensioned and re-tensioned as the seam material
compresses. Screw tension should be verified using a
calibrated torque wrench between 160 and 180 inch
pounds when used on 22ga steel and between 130
and 150 inch pounds for all other metals and thinner
gauges of steel. Please visit our load table at
www.S-5.com to determine the proper screw tensions
and holding strength.
Using VersaClip™
When seam spacing is not
divisible by 4" (e.g. 12", 16",
24") or when panels are not
laid up true-to-dimension, or
when ColorGard is installed
askew to the panel seams
(e.g. parallel with the line of a
valley) the VersaClip facilitates
installation. The VersaClips are inserted into the
ColorGard prior to placement of ColorGard on the
clamps. Align clips with S-5! clamp. VersaClip can
be used with punched or unpunched ColorGard.
4. Installing The ColorGard®
To maintain color conformity
over time, color strips should
be sheared from the same
pre-finished metal as the
roof panels. Shear strips to
exactly 2" wide (8' or 10' long).
Slide the color strip into the
ColorGard crossmember as
shown (right). If the strip length is 8', it may be