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Calculating Snow Loads #19032098 12/21/23 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 JeffA OP Campfire Outfitter OP JeffA Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 Should it be a embarrassment to have the roof collapse on your truss manufacturing plant? The collapsed Spenard Builders Supply truss plant on West 46th Avenue in Anchorage on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 LINK

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19032305 12/21/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,183 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,183 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... It’s certainly ironic! The Soldotna SBS had a roof collapse last December after the big snow. Last edited by ironbender; 12/21/23. Reason: Redundancy If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19032380 12/21/23 Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 152 Anchor Point A ArcherBunker Campfire Member ArcherBunker Campfire Member A Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 152 Anchor Point Truss but verify....

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19032565 12/21/23 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,639 Cumberland Plateau, TN S Snowwolfe Campfire Tracker Snowwolfe Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,639 Cumberland Plateau, TN It really is funny. Glad no one got hurt. My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads ArcherBunker #19032582 12/21/23 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,628 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,628 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by ArcherBunker Truss but verify.... Well played! Very well played! Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19032584 12/21/23 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,628 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,628 Anchorage, AK USA My brother worked there years ago. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19032796 12/21/23 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK SBS Soldotna had same problem last year. Originally Posted by ArcherBunker "Truss but verify...." "Well played! Very well played!" Indeed. Last edited by las; 12/21/23. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19032804 12/21/23 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK Skiff...meh. Couple inches - forget it. Gotta snow-blow Lots! Where is all this sh*t coming from? The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19032845 12/21/23 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,960 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,960 Eagle River Alaska Yes and its only 12-21 first day of winter shoveled roof a month ago! Looks like it never happened! kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Calculating Snow Loads las #19032874 12/21/23 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,183 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,183 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by las Skiff...meh. Couple inches - forget it. Gotta snow-blow Lots! Where is all this sh*t coming from? Heard on the radio it’s El Niño. We’ll have a wetter winter. I’ll be grateful if the precipitation is solid versus liquid. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19033000 12/21/23 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 JeffA OP Campfire Outfitter OP JeffA Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 Everyone with SBS trusses on their homes be lookin' up at their ceilings this morning..

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19033308 12/21/23 Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,865 A AKwolverine Campfire Ranger AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,865 Originally Posted by JeffA Everyone with SBS trusses on their homes be lookin' up at their ceilings this morning.. lol I shoveled for a second time yesterday. And that was before seeing the news! We are over 100% of our average annual snowfall; with our second snowiest month yet to come. Beats rain though.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19033495 12/21/23 Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,865 A AKwolverine Campfire Ranger AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,865 From the ADN article: “The collapse marks at least the third time in less than three years that a roof on an SBS building has buckled.” Not what one would consider great PR. 🤦‍♂️

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19033538 12/21/23 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 JeffA OP Campfire Outfitter OP JeffA Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 The failures I've seen with seemingly good roofs have been due to two things. Heavy drifting and strong sharp wind gusts.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19034230 12/21/23 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 519 M martentrapper Campfire Regular martentrapper Campfire Regular M Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 519 Fairbanks SBS had their roof collapse 2 years ago I think.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19034243 12/21/23 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 Campfire Tracker cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Originally Posted by JeffA The failures I've seen with seemingly good roofs have been due to two things. Heavy drifting and strong sharp wind gusts. Especially when there's a partial thaw so that clearing the roof gets a lot more difficult. And it is less likely to clear on its own.

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19034414 12/21/23 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,697 Alaska, Ea. Wa. pak Campfire Regular pak Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,697 Alaska, Ea. Wa. That building has been there since I was in High School, in the late 60s. If I recall it was a shake roof. I concur with your assessment that it is or should be embarrassing. 'Often mistaken, never in doubt' 'Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge' Darwin

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19035095 12/22/23 Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,404 MT/GA T Timbermaster Campfire Tracker Timbermaster Campfire Tracker T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,404 MT/GA Yes the irony is laughable! Incidentally, I saw more collapsed roofs on large barns and outbuildings last winter than I’ve seen in years. Even metal roofs. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ 3-7-77

Re: Calculating Snow Loads JeffA #19041821 12/24/23 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,960 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,960 Eagle River Alaska Just spent 5 lovely hrs shoveling sheds and out buildings then moving the snow, woke up to 6" more of new wet snow! kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Calculating Snow Loads kk alaska #19041884 12/24/23 Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,865 A AKwolverine Campfire Ranger AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,865 Originally Posted by kk alaska Just spent 5 lovely hrs shoveling sheds and out buildings then moving the snow, woke up to 6" more of new wet snow! Merry Christmas!🎁 This round is heavy.