Posted on 02/09/2010 5:43:33 AM PST by crosshairs
He wrote there were drifts UP TO the roof(-line).
He’s in the same area I am, so given a reasonably sound gabled roof structure, there shouldn’t be much trouble with what we have gotten - which isn’t pretty (in a sense).
Well, yeah, slope has something to do with it, but even with our slight slope, we still shoveled off, especially if there was warmer weather with rain coming.
Watch that. The snow can soak up a lot of water and the weight is unbelievable.
One gallon of water is 8 pounds. One cubic foot of water weighs 62 lbs.
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