Snow storm coming and more roof collapses

SDE · Mar 6, 2019

I removed the snow from 8 different buildings, two weeks ago. I have about 8 or more inches of snow on my roofs now. This weekend, we are being told that we will get about 6 to 8 inches of heavy snow. If you haven't removed the snow yet, make sure your insurance will cover your losses. The lead story on WCCO was about a dairy farm that has sold their cows because of two roof collapses.

shinnery · Mar 7, 2019

WCCO???? Ackronyms......

SDE · Mar 7, 2019

TV station out of Minneapolis

GEO-TH, In · Mar 7, 2019

Years ago I heard of a man killed shoving SNOW. He fell through sky light.

Why wouldn't insurance pay for collapsed roof?

RM-MN · Mar 7, 2019

There are reports of several building collapses near Bemidji, MN, usually pole barns, but this is some seriously heavy snow this winter. If you live in Minnesota or surrounding states and haven't checked the roofs of your building yet, get to it but don't get underneath.

Traditional Farmer · Mar 7, 2019

8 inches of snow on a roof or 8 more making it 16 inches doesn't seem like much snow on a roof for even here in Virginia.We have wet type snow most times and back in 2010 we had 28 inches
fall in one snowfall over 2 days and none of my buildings had any problem.Have several of those Carolina Carports and I was surprised they held up just fine.

Case Nutty 1660 · Mar 7, 2019

depends on what the building is rated for here, if its not up to needed snow load rating for the area and it goes down it does not matter how much insurance you have on it its Your problem not theirs, I do not know about other States

cole in mo. · Mar 7, 2019

Here in Missouri most insurance companys make you pay extra for snow damage, if you don't ask, most times you don't have it.

tomstractorsandtoys · Mar 7, 2019

MN has wet snow about once every 10 years. Tom

Spook · Mar 7, 2019

Seems that the old hip roof barns shed the snow, don?t get damaged. Newer structures with flatter roofs get crushed.

GEO-TH, In · Mar 7, 2019

Reading between the lines, sounds to me the insurance company is enforcing building codes that some counties lack.

WGM · Mar 7, 2019

We were all supposed to know what station WCCO stands for.

Kansasredneck · Mar 7, 2019

Washburn Crosby & Company. 830.

Traditional Farmer · Mar 7, 2019

Still you'd think a roof in MN would be designed to carry more of a snow load than the cheapest 18 X 21 carport that Carolina Carport sells.

Texasmark1 · Mar 8, 2019

In idle conversation when I was a lot younger I was told that 6/12 pitched roofs were common up there due to snow loads and control of such. I have since seen 3 and 4/12 pitches in pictures and wonder how they survived.

JMS/.MN · Mar 8, 2019

Just like we"re supposed to know where "here" is....

Texasmark1 · Mar 9, 2019

I'm about to change insurance companies and the new one wants to inspect the premises. Makes sense. Going out on a wire for somebody gives you the right to get rid of gotchas.....a lot of it that I'm sure will get hit is stuff I have been putting off and needed to be done anyway. For what I'm getting and the annual savings, I can put my pride in my pocket and go with the flow.

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