Roof Collapse Slide Show

[JB4310]

It's from the local news website so it's time sensative, wont be available forever, scroll down and click on the slide show, it's a small thumb nail pic that says; look: dramatic roof collapse"


Partial Collapse at RV Dealership: Reports | NBC Connecticut


JB.

 

[jlsmith]

Interesting. Just wondering if any of you guys up north take any measures to remove the snow from your roofs. If so how do yall do it is there a spay to help melt it away or just a broom and shovel and start pushing.

 

[wvpolekat]

Several of those roofs only had 6-8 in on them. Seems like poor construction on many.

 

[bearcreek paul]

Roof rake to remove snow.I make my own two furing strips whatever length I need attach a some plywood to the end and start pulling snow from the roof.It's alot safer than climbing up on the roof.Some years 3to 4 times.

 

[JB4310]

Several of those roofs only had 6-8 in on them. Seems like poor construction on many.

Do you mean feet? cause that's what we've had, No roof around here is going to collapse with 1-2 feet of snow on it, these roofs have been there done that over the years.
Sure this situation is gonna cull the weakest but some of those buildings are 100 plus years old, seen alot of snow in their lives.

The snow compresses down, the killer factor is the areas where the snow drifted to 2-3 times the snowfall. Some parts of roofs may be blown almost clean where others are 4-6 feet deep of compacted snow.

Another building just collapsed today and was not part of the slide show, this one is a biggy, a 5 year old indoor motocross arena. I've never been there but I heard it was huge. Big loss.

JB.

 

[JB4310]

Wow, The largest free standing building in CT collapses.

Watch the video, also time sensative since it's a recent news story.

Building collapse in Windsor | wtnh.com connecticut

JB.

 

[wvpolekat]

Do you mean feet? cause that's what we've had, No roof around here is going to collapse with 1-2 feet of snow on it, these roofs have been there done that over the years.
Sure this situation is gonna cull the weakest but some of those buildings are 100 plus years old, seen alot of snow in their lives.

The snow compresses down, the killer factor is the areas where the snow drifted to 2-3 times the snowfall. Some parts of roofs may be blown almost clean where others are 4-6 feet deep of compacted snow.

Another building just collapsed today and was not part of the slide show, this one is a biggy, a 5 year old indoor motocross arena. I've never been there but I heard it was huge. Big loss.

JB.

No, I meant inches. I didn't see a single roof in that slideshow with more than a foot on it.

 

[JB4310]

No, I meant inches. I didn't see a single roof in that slideshow with more than a foot on it.

It's very deceiving, I agree it doesn't look like much.

Here's a pic of a newer self store building I was working at yesterday, this snow was as heavy as concrete, you can not pick up a snow shovel full with out hurting yourself. Look how it buckled the metal roof, this was made worse by the bozo renter who removed a partition wall between 2 units, the walls are just corrogated sheets but they do provide support as well as divide.

I've cleared this roof twice and have to install temp shoring.

JB.