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Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) February 3 2012
The predictions for six weeks of winter Punxsutawney Phil, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) provides guidance on how to protect your home or business collapse against the roof and other winter weather hazards.
2010 and 2011, he received near record amounts of snow in the U.S., including in 2011? Groundhog’s Day Blizzard, the insured losses are $ 1100000000, and more than $ 2 billion loss for the full, the National Climatic Data Center.
? Winter weather damage can be especially troublesome, and very bad for me? Said Julie Rochman, IBHS President and CEO? and this happens when heavy and uncomfortable, the problems solved.
? Thank you for Punxsutawney Phil for his role in reminding people to the Well winter? t ended, there is still time to protect the property of the frost damage? he added.
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the ice dam of ice accumulated on the edge of a lower sloping roof, usually in the gutter. When the internal heat melts the snow on the roof, the water runs down and re-freeze on the edge of the roof, where the temperature is much cooler. The ice forms and blocks the drainage of the roof, forcing the water under the roof and the attic or down the inside walls of the house. Take the following steps to reduce the likelihood that ice dams to reduce:
? Keep the attic well ventilated. The colder the attic, the less melting and refreezing on the roof.
? Keep the attic well insulated to reduce the amount of heat rising through the attic of the house should be minimized.
? As an extra precaution against roof leaks in case ice dams do form, re-roofing ice and water barrier, the roofing material, ranging from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point at least 24 cm line, place the outer walls of the building.
frozen pipes
Frozen water in pipes can lead
water pressure buildup between the ice blockage and the closed faucet at the end of a pipe to burst pipes due to the weakest point. Pipes attics, crawl spaces and outside walls are particularly vulnerable to the freezing weather is extremely cold. Frozen pipes can also occur when the pipes near the holes in the exterior wall of a building, including, where television, cable or phone lines enter the structure. In order to freeze the water in the pipes, the following steps:
? Seal cracks and holes in exterior walls and foundations near water pipes sealing.
? Hold doors open for the cold spells, so the warm air to circulate around pipes (particularly in the kitchen and bathroom).
? Keep connected to a slow dripping of water through pipes fittings that are in an unheated or unprotected space walk.
? Let the water system, especially if the building is not monitored in the cold season. If the roof is strong enough
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age of the building is an important factor in how much snow the roof can handle. Modern building codes provide better guidance for estimating snow loads, especially the increased loads near changes in roof elevations, where snow falls and snow drifts on the upper roof can build up on the roof near the lower level. The flat roofs, the step-down area between roof sections are especially prone to snow overload due to the tendency for ice and snow collection, especially during windy weather.
Older roofs can
members and connections for corrosion reduces the ability to resist high snow load problems. Lightweight buildings, such as metal buildings, roof tops or built vehicles in general cash offer less protection from overload than heavy roofs.
rooftop equipment and the roof overhang, such as mechanical equipment, which is more than two meters high caused by the accumulation of drifting snow, eliminating the need for greater snow loads into these areas. A serious illness can be created when a build higher buildings may be higher or inferior to the existing buildings. Assuming that the shorter buildings in the area next to the building of larger or additional amplified, the accumulation of snow on the lower roof near the step of producing a much greater load than those considered by the original designer of the existing building.
The best source for determining how much snow load a building can handle the original design plan. Most roof designs can support at least 20 pounds per square foot. However, lots of 10 pounds and 20 pounds per square foot in the mid-Atlantic states and between £ 40 and £ 70 per square meter in New England.
guidelines for estimating the weight of snow
? 10 inches and 12 inches of fresh / new snow about five kilograms of square feet of roof area.
? 3 inches to 5 inches of old / packed snow about five pounds per square foot of roof surface.
? Ice is much more difficult, one inch is equal to a foot of fresh snow.
winter maintenance of roofs
IBHS recommends that the owners do not try to climb onto the roof to remove snow. A safer alternative to a snow rake while standing on the ground.
Visit the harsh winter IBHS
http://www.DisasterSafety.org page to learn more about protecting your home or business against winter hazards.
IBHS
for an interview, contact Joseph King arranges 813-675-1045/813-442-2845 or jking@ibhs.org direct message on Twitter @ jsalking.
About IBHS
IBHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization supported by the property insurance industry. The organization works to reduce the social and economic impacts of natural disasters and other risks to residential and commercial real estate research and improved construction, maintenance and preparation practices is recommended.
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