Posted by jdemaris on February 28, 2008 at 14:47:17 from (67.142.130.19):
In Reply to: Snow loading posted by bill mart on February 28, 2008 at 14:32:32:
I don't know how many towns have their own specs - but most counties in the US are using some version of International Building Code adopted by their state. Different states use different versions or years. I'm in New York and I think we're up to Uniform Code version 2003. Snow load is not a fixed number. It's dependent on the type of use the building sees, pitch, type of material, etc. so there's quite a lot too it. For the most part, a residential structure here where I live must have a 60 lb. snow-load rating. A few years ago it was 40 lbs. Our area gets 8 feet of snow per winter on average. I have property in the Adirondacks with a 12 feet per year average and residential structures must have an 80 lbs. snow-load rating. Personally, I don't build anything in snowy regions with less than a 100 lb. rating. It's cheap insurance.
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