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I also heard that ice damming is a sign that your attic insulation isn't good enough, allowing heat to escape into the roof causing the snow to melt and refreeze into ice.
Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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Insulation and/or ventilation. With feet of snow on the roof, most peoples attic ventilation is almost non-existent. The mushrooms/ridge may eventually leak enough heat to clear themselves and breath but it will take a while.
Thinking HVAC engineering today , we have a low slope copper roof section that builds up ice and either rips off the troughs or just backs up, I’m going to install a space heater in that open attic space and melt it out . I am zero concern ed on cost , I’m tired of fixing it .
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Is the copper exposed in the attic or is there sheathing? Does it have a vent at the top or is it dead space?
Copper is over plywood sheathing , the area is a [emoji6
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Recommendations for some cheap lighting for cottage basement? It’s unfinished and doesn’t need anything fancy, but is annoyingly dark even with the old tube lighting.
I had good luck with barrina, Gary didn't. The costco shop lights have been popular recently.
Totally forgot I bought a handful when they were being praised on GTAM years ago...but they're the small ones, they may help...
Chicken coop collapsed I have some props in it for now so it doesn't crush them need to build a support for the middle. Would be a ok job in the summer. Sucks now as every piece has to come through the house
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From a reasonably trustworthy source in Orillia:
"Orillia is reaching record-breaking levels of snowfall so far this year, and we are all feeling defeated. I've heard word that a total of 9 barns in the surrounding area (7 in Oro, 2 in Rama) have collapsed in some way due to the weight of the ice and snow on their roof. Also seeing a photo circulating this morning of a house in town that has caved in.
So…I did the right thing busting my shoulders and back all weekend…From a reasonably trustworthy source in Orillia:
"Orillia is reaching record-breaking levels of snowfall so far this year, and we are all feeling defeated. I've heard word that a total of 9 barns in the surrounding area (7 in Oro, 2 in Rama) have collapsed in some way due to the weight of the ice and snow on their roof. Also seeing a photo circulating this morning of a house in town that has caved in."
It sucked but for peace of mind…I regret nothing.
And if the roof collapsed I’m sure insurance would be first in line to say parents didn’t maintain their property.
I cleared the open part of the deck as well as the kids playhouse roof. Kiddos saw me and waded through the 3ft of snow to play in their park. Good times jumping off things into huge piles of snow.
One of the reasons I wasn’t worried about falling off a 20ft ladder. 10ft snow piles I just built up from clearing snow.
Kids had a riot.
We just cleaned off the 3-4ft of snow off our deck, I heard it breathe a sigh of relief.
Yup. My barn where tractor is stored in close to 1/2 km from house. Knee deep snow all the way, plus wind drifts. Was happy to see it get blown away with the front blower on my Kubota. To think I was considering selling it (the blower)
No Sir , where you now live , blowers may not get used two years , then it’s twice a week . If you have space , never sell any equipment. Someday always comes .
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