Slow roof slide

[Dutch445]

1 week ago today we got 24+ inches, and although I shovelled off
my house, I can't get on the barn. The snowpack has been slowly
creeping down, and I took these pics 3 days ago. the snow is
still hanging on, but even further now!

 

[JB4310]

Pretty cool, nature, you could never engineer that.

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[jinman]

I had that happen at my house too. I have metal gutters, but I'd bet your vinyl gutters are taking a beating from all that weight.

 

[SARG]

We were not so lucky.

 

[Dutch445]

Ouch Sarg, that sucks.

lots of that happening around here, local farmer
lost 4 dairy cows last weekend when part of the barn
collapsed

I just drove back by my house again, still there.. and yea,
at least 1 section of that gutter will be toast, along with
the bracket... and i just fixed it this past fall...........

 

[MikeD74T]

My porch has a metal roof, 12" overhang, and about a 4/12 pitch. Twice in 12 years the snow has curled under like that enough to put icicles thru a window. Interesting phenomenon! MikeD74T

 

[Thomas]

Interesting..would make good puzzle.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evenin Dutch,
That is really unique, as JB stated, you could never engineer that over again !

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the pics. I've never seen or heard of anything like it. Pretty amazing!!

Eddie

 

[timswi]

Thanks for the pics. I've never seen or heard of anything like it. Pretty amazing!!

Eddie

Move north Eddie...There have been some amazing snow stuff up here over the last couple of months..Been here all my life and never seen anything like it.

 

[Dutch445]

It all came down Sunday, we weren't home. Now I can at least
park my new (to me) Tundra back in my parking spot!

the backside snow on the barn came down and took out an old 2 man
kayak that was back there, and my roof rake became a twisted
pole.

still lots of snow on the camper though, started pulling that
off last nite. It's located in the most protected area of my property, near the east end of the house, which probably didn't help it with snow blowing off the roof.

it'll soon be gone though.

:thumbsup:

 

[eepete]

We have gutter guards on our metal roof to avoid the curling, dumping, and high speed gutter removal. My almost finished tractor garage doesn't have them, and it dumped it snow in one big messy instant this winter. The roof is a 20 degree angle.

Pete

 

[Egon]

It could get interesting if one is standing under the roof edge when the snow releases.

 

[JB4310]

It could get interesting if one is standing under the roof edge when the snow releases.

I work on some very large slate roofs on Church's, on one the gutter is 50+ feet off the ground with 60-70 feet of roof to the peak.
I never get to see or hear those snow slides but I always hear about it and see the damage it does in the spring. Priest's say it sounds like the proverbial "freight train" I believe it, it can twist 3/4" pipe style snow guards like a pretzel!

If someone where to be hit directly I'm sure they would be killed, and there are walks and drives along both side of the building.

JB.

 

[dave1949]

I had that happen at my house too. I have metal gutters, but I'd bet your vinyl gutters are taking a beating from all that weight.

Most houses and buildings around here forego gutters, they just get beat up so badly so often.

Sarg - Sorry to see your roof gave in. Been some crazy heavy snow around this winter.
Dave.