Monthly archive for January 2017

Snow loads When designing or engineering a home in our area, the snow load that a roof is designed for is taken from the County Building Department’s snow load information. Using this data for a home’s design is a part of the design requirements for a homebuilder

Ice dams We have been experiencing a more than normal amount of severe winter weather, with more than the normal snowfall amounts and extremely cold temperatures that stay well below freezing even during the day. Even in a normal winter the possibility of the formation of ice