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Originally Posted by Lakesrider
Yeah if you think of the gazzilions of houses out there and how many actually collapse from snow load.....I still take some off 'cause I can with a snow rake. I won't climb up anywhere. Nice if you have ranch house. Only rain on the snow makes me nervous.
This powdery stuff not so much. But I still take it off when it gets to about a foot or so deep. Just no sense in risking it I guess. It's like playing the lottery.... You never know when your gonna win....or lose.
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I have two 10,000 sf metal building in CT with a 3 pitch. The snow on the roof was 3' wet & packed mid last week. I cut out one square feet by 3' high put it in a garbage back and weighed it. 58.9 pounds! The building is designed to CT codes rated for 35 lbs per sqft.
So 20,000 sqft x 60 lbs = 1.2 million lbs.
I spend three days x 10 mens + rented lifts. Building is now cleared. Better safe then sorry.
There have been a number of commercial collapses in CT this past week.