When it really comes down to it, choosing an experienced manufacturer and following their instructions and spacing recommendation is the key to a successful snow guard installation. Because of this our company has designed the industries first generic on-line estimator program that we hope will help set the industry standard for snow guard placement.  SpacingTool.com enables the end user to instantly determine how many guards should be used on a particular project. This tool immediately produces free on-line layouts and price quotes that can be accessed multiple times with an email generated key code.  The program features a user friendly interface that only requires basic roof criteria and simple contact information. In addition, this web site can be accessed from any Internet capable mobile phone, while on the job-site, to obtain instant snow guard calculations.