With a huge blizzard just south of us today here in Seacoast New Hampshire we here at Kevin Roy Building Company thought we would share some information relevant to eternal problem of winter snow and it’s effects on our roofs.
Snow loading is the downward force exerted on structures by the weight of accumulated snow. The roof of any building is the area subject to the greatest weight, temperature, and moisture extremes. A roof in an older building may be “underbuilt” and therefore more vulnerable to structural problems. A roof may also have been subjected to common abuses that include: Continue reading