I have a standing seam and love it! We do have the "bear claw" snow guards over the front door and the slider on the deck. As I understand it, there are different types of guards for different scenarios and each type has a specific pattern that they need to be installed in. Mine basically just hold the snow over the doors and it gradually melts, usually within a couple days of a large storm.
My roof was installed over the old shingles which caused a slightly longer overhang which made our 4" gutters useless as the water shot off right over the gutter. We have since installed 6" seamless aluminum gutters with caps that work really well with the standing seam roof.
At the lake we also have a metal roof and it has worked very well there and has relieved the urgency of getting over to shovel the roof after a large storm.
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