Posted on 02/13/2010 6:49:35 PM PST by AppyPappy
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Several inches of snow should not make a roof collapse.
we have had over 40 inches of snow so far this winter, I have maybe a foot and half left in the yard. It could have as much as 2 feet on it for about 3 weeks. In the VT newspaper link, there where comments about the building had shifting problems. If that is true, they may have to condemn the whole building.
Why didn’t they think of this possibility and get up there a remove some snow earlier? Heck I saw on FoxNews a crew of folks on the roof of a Home Depot in the DC area, shoveling show off the roof, during the second snowstorm, precisely because of that concern.
I’ve been arguing with this eco-nut Leftist pagan retired woman who worships Mother Earth. She really thinks the record snowfall in Dallas was caused by AGW. She goes by the handle ‘patriotgirl65’. I’m tired of arguing with her because she doesn’t want to debate the facts, but simply call people names and be quite hateful. Some one else pick up the ball and give her a whirl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJR9O-26FaY
It would if the roof isn't engineered to withstand a certain 'snow-load'. I'd think, though,unless they just historically don't get much snow, that they WOULD account for that in their construction codes; especially for the mostly flat roofs on schools and commercial buildings.
Man Injured In Roof Collapse While Clearing Snow
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- Fire officials said a man attempting to clear off snow from his garage roof in Upper Marlboro was thrown from a ladder when the roof collapsed.
Prince George's fire department officials said the man, who was in his 60s, fell about 20 feet Tuesday and sustained potentially serious injuries. The man was taken to a regional trauma center for treatment.
after all these reports of roofs caving (your granddaughter still bursts into tears if anyone mentions her ice skating school which collapsed last week...and yes, finding a new place for her to skate in the short term is on for today), I’d be nervous if I had a kid in the public schools...Especially the elementary age groups. So glad we homeschool and our home has sloped roof, which apparently gets a lot of sun, as it’s nearly snow free.
Yes, I know they do drill evacuations...but I also know that kids don’t take them seriously...I was a kid once, I remember thinking the drills were a joke, and extra recess time.
I heard that a warehouse for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum collapsed too.
http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerdc/article_272630355.shtml
Flat roof, big snow = collapse
If I am in a building and I see walls starting to go, I am leaving. I’m not going to half court to watch. That’s just me.
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/roof_collapses_at_blacksburg_high_school/81100/
I would take several to mean maybe 4 or 5 inches. That’s typically the equivalent of less than 1/2” of water. If the drains on a flat roof building all get clogged, it certainly should be able to support 1/2” of water in any building code. Of course, if the snow is waterlogged, if could be quite a bit more.
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