Snow On Porch Roof

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Snow on porch roof.

The frame is metal and the sunshade is moveable. I need to keep the snow out this winter and was thinking of using corrugated plastic. If you should have a 20 20 patio or porch then it can carry up to 12 000 pounds on the louvered roof opened or closed. The process involves one simple equation and some knowledge of the loads that the beam will carry.

A roof protects a house and porch from snow and rain as well as the heat of the sun. If the snow weighs 10 pounds per cubic foot and there are 1 5 feet on the roof each square foot of the roof is getting 15 pounds of pressure. Equinox louvered roofs meet all building codes including snow load and wind load requirements and are customizable for any home yard size style or purpose. This pergola offers a metal slanted roof to provide coverage from the hot sun on your deck porch or patio.

These roofs are designed to withstand snow up to 30 lbs. Less snow will accumulate on a slippery roof it will slide off instead. Louvered vents provide good air flow for roof areas. I have a screen in back porch which i love.

If your roof is 1 000 square feet the total snow load is 15 000 pounds of snow. Adding a covered porch adds exterior space to a house and providing a roof for the porch moderates the. There are also factors such as deflection elasticity and wood species that come in to play. Light fluffy snow may only weigh about seven pounds per cubic foot.

To figure out the load on your roof take the depth of snow in feet and multiply it by the weight of a cubic foot of snow. It s pretty old and rickety but i got a new roof and some siding on the bottom part of it. The weight of snow varies greatly. Roof snow and wind loads are based on the historical records for a given location however the local building authority should always be consulted to determine the correct roof snow and wind load to use for a given site and application.

For a porch roof the beam needs to be sized according to the maximum snow loads in your area and you must know enough about the porch design to determine how the load will be distributed and over what distance the beam will carry the load. Slipperiness of the roof.