Snow On Porch Roof

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.

Snow on porch roof. The frame is metal and the sunshade is moveable. I have a screen in back porch which i love. Adding a covered porch adds exterior space to a house and providing a roof for the porch moderates the. It s pretty old and rickety but i got a new roof and some siding on the bottom part of it.

If your roof is located in windswept areas or even north of the treeline the wind will cause snow drifting making less of it accumulate on your roof. This pergola offers a metal slanted roof to provide coverage from the hot sun on your deck porch or patio. If your roof is 1 000 square feet the total snow load is 15 000 pounds of snow. If your porch has developed ceiling stains or problems shedding snow and ice in the winter try providing additional venting for the roof system.

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. A roof protects a house and porch from snow and rain as well as the heat of the sun. Less snow will accumulate on a slippery roof it will slide off instead. These roofs are designed to withstand snow up to 30 lbs.

Slipperiness of the roof. Hardware and tools are included for assembly. 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. 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. 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. Louvered vents provide good air flow for roof areas.

Consult local building codes for snow load capacity and reference the span tables for joists and rafters published by the american wood council awc as a general rule roofs that have a high human occupancy rate should be framed with rafters every 16. 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.