Patent ID: 7469505

Claim:
A method of mounting a decorative snow guard assembly on a roofing surface having a downward slope in a direction from an elevated portion of said roofing surface toward an edge of said roofing surface, said roofing surface having first and second displaced raised portions thereon with at least one base portion therebetween, said method comprising the steps of: providing a first snow guard interconnected with said first raised portion of said roofing surface, said first snow guard having a decorative snow brake plate with an integral base which defines a groove whereby said base is locatable about a segment of said first raised portion, said base having a bolt with one end engaging said segment and the opposite end extending from the side of the base adjacent to the roofing surface, providing a pre-cut pipe which is dimensioned to extend between said raised portions of said roof, inserting one end of said pipe over the end of said bolt extending from said base, providing a second snow guard, said snow guard having a decorative snow brake plate integral with a base defining a groove and a bolt with one end extending from the side of the base adjacent to the roofing surface, inserting the other end of said pipe over the end of said bolt extending from said base, locating the groove of said second snow guard about a segment of said second raised portion and securing said second snow guard to said second raised portion, whereby said pipe is mounted close to the base surface of said roof which extends between said raised portions.