[RP TownTalk] Snow on decks

[Bruce Wernek]

If you think decks are a problem, roofs are much more serious particularly
if you have a flat roof or a roof with a shallow pitch.  If your roof
collapses then what?

 

This is the second time this year I've had the roof of my building in the
Town Center shoveled.  After you've experienced a roof collapse you don't
take any chances.

 

Bruce

 

From: towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of Lissa
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:10 AM
To: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Snow on decks

 

Sharing this good advice from another list I'm on:

 

We received more than 2 ft of snow this past weekend. By now you have
cleared things up only to find out we have another foot or more on the way
today. The question is did you clear off your deck?

 

Snow weighs between 15 and 18 lbs per sq ft. (your back remembers that)

If you have even a small deck of 12' X 12' that is 4320 lbs of snow sitting
on it right now (over 2 tons)

Divided by 180 pounds per person, that means 24 people are standing on your
deck.

With another foot that will mean 36 people will be standing on that space
12' X 12'.

Or 6480 lbs, and that is using the 15 lbs per sq ft. number.

 

In other words, if you can, go shovel at least some of that snow off your
deck before the next one hits us today.

 

 

Lissa Scott
Feeding Raw Meaty Bones since 2001
AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator #9661 since 2003
Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
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himself." - Josh Billings

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