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| Exterior Contains discussions about the exterior portion of a home inspection. This includes roofs, gutters, downspouts, decks, patios, windows, et cetera. |
| View Poll Results: Avalanche preventers: good or bad? | |||
| Good: they protect people/homes from injury/damage from sliding snow |
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10 | 90.91% |
| Good: snow build-up is insulation and saves on heating costs. |
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0 | 0% |
| Bad: Snow will slide anyway. Preventers allow it to reach unsafe levels before it finally slides. |
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0 | 0% |
| Bad: Shedding snow easily is an advantage of metal roofs. |
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1 | 9.09% |
| Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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There's some disagreement about this subject here in Colorado.
Three years ago we had a storm that dumped 8 feet (that's measured feet, we had about 5 feet on the ground). Snow sliding off metal roofs ripped signs off of commercial buildings and deck handrails off homes with roof designs that didn't route slides above the rail. I had a disussion yesterday with a broker who is dead set against them. His argument was that the big advantage to expensive metal roofs is that they shed snow easily. Preventers defeats the whole purpose. He went on to point out that snow will slide eventually anyway and preventers just force roof accumulation to build up to unsafe levels before it finally slides. These seem like a valid points, at least under some circumstances. Seems to me it might depend on site-specific conditions. The roof pitch, temperature of the roof and temperature and nature (stickiness) of the snow all should effect the level of accumulation that will build up before the snow slides. A shallow pitch with no preventers might be very dangerous if wet snow fell on a frozen metal roof. It could build up to unsafe levels before the roof warmed up and it broke loose. A shallow pitch with preventers might not shed snow at all and then why pay all that money for a metal roof? A steep roof usually sheds snow at fairly low (safe) levels of accumulation, so no preventers seems better in that situation. Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) EXPERT WITNESS Director of Green Building Director for International Development (303) 717-8940 (303) 258-8289 Last edited by kshepard; 10/2/08 at 2:40 AM.. |
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I see them mostly on commercial buildings here but, some upscale homes have them.This one also had a $135,000 audio/visual setup. The $45,000 driveway was nice too.
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$45,000.00 and it doesn't even have avalanche preventers! I guess they're against them in Lockport.
Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) EXPERT WITNESS Director of Green Building Director for International Development (303) 717-8940 (303) 258-8289 |
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They tore down a perfectly good home to build this one.
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Did the house they tore down have avalanche preventers?
Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) EXPERT WITNESS Director of Green Building Director for International Development (303) 717-8940 (303) 258-8289 |
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I like the idea - where can I get them around here?
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Hi to all,
the issue over snow deflectors is a complex one as they are there to serve 2 purposes dependent on roof type.
Regards Gerry Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience. Adam Smith (1723-1790) Commercial property Inspection Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota, Jacksonville, Ft Launderdale, Miami, Florida. NACHI cell 484-429-5466 NACHI02121106
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I didn't inspect this property but noticed it recently where Ilive.
Does anyone recognize the roofing material?
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Well..the picture showed a Port-A-Potty in the driveway..... "not just an inspection, but an education" www.homesweethomecincinnati.com Democracy is two wolves and a lamb. Liberty is a well-armed lamb. B. Franklin |
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Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) EXPERT WITNESS Director of Green Building Director for International Development (303) 717-8940 (303) 258-8289 Last edited by kshepard; 10/9/06 at 5:47 PM.. |
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