02-06-2011, 10:24 AM
|
#11
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 118
Thanks: 0
Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chillin & Grillin
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.
|
Truly amazing figures.
|
|
|
Threaded Mode