[AT] Snow load

[Steve W.]

http://www.millenroofing.com/design/cityhall.html  For the fancy type.
http://www.millenroofing.com/design/snow_01.html  For some background on
snow and loads encountered.

http://www.trasnowbrackets.com/ more info and pictures.
http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/practice/roo3_E.html

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown, New York


From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Snow load


> Metal roof. Standard 36" wide panels about 20 ft long with a rib every
9
> inches across the width and slick as snot with snow on it. I'm
understanding
> these ice dams are like pieces of Plexiglas angle-iron? I assume they
go on
> the flat sections between the ribs. How are they fastened to the roof?
I did
> the Google thing and found lots of pictures of big piles of snow on
the roof
> which make the roof leak when they partially melt. I couldn't find
anything
> that looked like it attached to a metal roof to break up the sliding
snow.
> Mark
>