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Avoiding a Roof Collapse with Metal Roofing Supplies

admin • February 15, 2017

How Winter Damage’s A Roof

Our metal roofing supplies experts know how snow can cause trouble for your customers. A snow buildup because of several storms during the winter season can cause roofs to leak and over time, structural damage. The worst part about this is is the signs can go unnoticed, but we have good tips on how you can help them beat the ice.

What Causes Roofs to Collapse

The building codes established in your city include how to prevent environmental hazards, but the information based on average snow conditions. Most the homes in our communities aren’t built for the extreme weather and storms that we have been noticing for the past ten years.

Call us today at 1-800-985-2880 for more information on our supplies to better help serve your customers.

On average, most residential roofs only support 20 pounds per square foot of snow and each square foot of roof, in addition to 10 to 12 inches of snow that weighs 5 pounds. After a few days of snow sitting on a roof, it can become heavy with 4 inches of hard ice that adds pressure to certain spots that can cause a roof to collapse.

If your customer has a slate or tile roof, a heavy material made of wood shingles or asphalt will absorb water from the snow, and it will add to the pressure. As a metal roofing supplies company, we present you with the signs that a roof is about to collapse:

  • The windows or doors are stuck and unable to open or close
  • Your customers hear a popping or cracking noise
  • The roof parts are sagging, and this includes plywood sheathing, the ceiling boards or grid
  • The wood members, masonry, and walls become split or cracked

Tell your customers to be on the lookout for leaks, mold, rotting wood or wet insulation.

Helpful Ways Beat the Ice with Metal Roofing Supplies

The truth is metal roofs are good at shedding snow because it has a smooth surface. Also, the metal material emits energy from the sun’s rays that will help the snow on your customer’s roof to melt and slide towards the ground. It is one of the reasons why metal roofing supplies will come in handy.

The Metal Roofs Company You Need

Metal roof supplies that last a lifetime are hard to find, but we have everything that you need in stock to provide your customers with the best customer service. Call us today with questions or to place an order.

 

 

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