With all the snow we've had this past week and predicted in our future, is it time to shovel our roofs? There's many factors to consider, is your roof flat or sloped? What is the material on your roof? metal or shingle?
The load needed to collapse a code-built roof would still require much more snow, local building officials said. An approved roof is required to hold 50 pounds per square foot in Fairbanks.
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Calculating snow loads for flat and sloped Roofs, More info
p.s. if you're going to attempt to clear your roof yourself, please be careful!