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A friend in Whistler, BC wants to place a small shed near his house, for storage of garden tools, paint, etc.
We are concerned about snow load – for example, he sometimes has to have
snow removed from his house’s roof(depending on the severity of the winter).
I don’t know if shed plans, or kits, or the types sold at garden and home centers are engineered to this type of snow load.
He isn’t very handy, so he would either buy a shed, I’d help him with a kit, I’d build a shed from plans, or someone else would build it.
Thanks in advance for any help/ideas/pointers/sources.
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I recently put up a cheap metal kit from Arrow (maufacturer). The instructions specifically say to clear any significant accumulation. Judging from the piece o'junk, I'd be afraid to leave more than 2 to 3" on there for a long period, especially the wet type snow. Although we did have one storm that put about 6" up, but I swept the roof right away, while still snowing.
Sean
*Dave - Those cheap frames aren't really "engineered" at all. They're just one of those things that have "always been built that way". Could your friend frame simple 7' or 8' walls, and use trusses on the roof? You can get roof trusses designed so heavy you could park your pickup truck on top of the shed.
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A friend in Whistler, BC wants to place a small shed near his house, for storage of garden tools, paint, etc.
We are concerned about snow load - for example, he sometimes has to have
snow removed from his house's roof(depending on the severity of the winter).
I don't know if shed plans, or kits, or the types sold at garden and home centers are engineered to this type of snow load.
He isn't very handy, so he would either buy a shed, I'd help him with a kit, I'd build a shed from plans, or someone else would build it.
Thanks in advance for any help/ideas/pointers/sources.