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my garage just collapsed under the weight of the snow....

coinman420coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭
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i got my car out unscathed. one other got out without damage. pic is in the dark and not so good. 2-3 feet of snow on a 60 year old roof and sh$t happens. will post more in the morning.
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so post a coin that weighs heavy in your collection. lets bring the roof down with nice coins!!!


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    USMoneyloverUSMoneylover Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭
    What part of the country are you in? Down here in the south you can find some houses that don't have collar ties properly installed on the rafters, which will help prevent things like this.
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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,478 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You don't see that happen in Florida! Good luck with the clean up and repairs!
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    JamesMurrayJamesMurray Posts: 4,036 ✭
    Wow , what a mess , comiserations man , i hope you dont have "that" cut rate insurance

    snowy roof mayhem
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    ranshdowranshdow Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭✭
    Yikes! Bad news! image
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    AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,366 ✭✭✭✭
    Yikes sorry to hear that!
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    BaronVonBaughBaronVonBaugh Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭✭
    You try to keep the cars in out of the weather and what happens?

    The weather comes in after the cars!
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 45,656 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,250 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yikes! About the worst I ever had to deal with was ice dams forming on the roof of my house, which quickly show you that you have leaks
    once the sun starts beating down on the snow above the dams, and you start seeing those big brown spots on ceiling image
    And it's not so great down here in FL either - I have to mow the grass today image
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    pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    Sorry to hear that. here in CT I have about 3 feet of snow on my roof and they are calling for another
    storm this wednesday. I keep looking at the roof praying it doesnt happen here, it would be horrible
    icing on an already beat cake of a year lol
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    ArizonaJackArizonaJack Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭
    In AZ, we are suffering thru lows in the 40's and midday temps in the 70's..........
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,427 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow, sorry to hear that. Good luck with the clean up effort. I hope everything is okay.


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    nutmegnutmeg Posts: 345 ✭✭
    Here in Connecticut there have been several roofs collapsing. Channel 3 showed many on last night's news.
    Over in Foster, RI the school roof collapsed.
    My neighbors have already scraped snow off their roofs. I really hate to do it but I'm thinking I have to get up there and shovel the snow off. Another Alberta Clipper snowstorm predicted for Wednesday.
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    yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭
    Some people have never been exposed to the likes of the snow being the cause of a roof collapse, but it is very common. Hire someone to shovel the roof if you are unable.
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    jsfjsf Posts: 1,889
    mercy, pace yourself with that cleanup.

    I saw a lot of caved-in carports in, of all places, San Antonio during the big, mid'80's massive snowfall.

    yeah, I'm sure a lot of folks up that way should shovel their roofs. I've always wondered at what point homeowners up there begin to worry about all that weight up there...

    That next storm will drop us into the upper 20's, even here in so. tx., today is going to be 70+, has been 60+ lately, too. I've been so tempted to put my t'maters in the ground...
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    pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,791 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Global Warmingimage
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    MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,498 ✭✭✭
    Gosh, I hope you didn't have any coins or bullion stored out there!

    Here's a big heavy 5 oz picture for you
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    coinman420coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭
    this is in southwestern CT and 3 feet of wet snow on a 60 year old roof can be bad!!! anybody got a roof rake???

    the 2 bays on the far left still has the roof intact. my bay was 3rd from the left. i got my car out last night and this morning the roof over my spot came down. the whole building is leaning forward and it creaks every once in a while.

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    chumleychumley Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭
    looks like the last upkeep on that garage was about 60 years ago...sorry about your calamity
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    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for posting this. I just spent the last hour shoveling the roof over my garage, and I wouldn't have thought to do it otherwise.
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 31,734 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Global Warmingimage >>



    Actually, it is the result of global warming. More open water in the Arctic Ocean causes greater instability in the air over that ocean which causes greater instability in the jet stream which allows storms to move much further south over the middle of the country where they pick up Gulf moisture and then swing back north up the east coast.

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    dogwooddogwood Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Global Warmingimage >>



    Actually, it is the result of global warming. More open water in the Arctic Ocean causes greater instability in the air over that ocean which causes greater instability in the jet stream which allows storms to move much further south over the middle of the country where they pick up Gulf moisture and then swing back north up the east coast.

    Welcome to the rest of your life.

    TD >>



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    Anyway I romanticize about small New England towns until I'm reminded of this.
    If I had a frost snow white coin I'd post it believe me.
    Good luck with the restoration.
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    DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,972 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's 67 here in SoCal today.
    No snow expected this century that I'm aware of.
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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Low pitched roof plus 8 -10+ inches of wet snow = image

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    coinkid855coinkid855 Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭


    << <i>It's 67 here in SoCal today.
    No snow expected this century that I'm aware of. >>




    It's 72 here in sunny Central Florida! image




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    mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    coinman420,

    I would not even think about climbing onto that roof now. Looks to me like the entire garage will need to be torn down. Your car space rent will no doubt be going up in price. Sorry for your problem.

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    onejinxonejinx Posts: 299 ✭
    Living in the northeast, you should know to shovel or rake the roof off.

    I usually am out after every storm we get doing it. It sucks but i don't want the problem you currently have.
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    abitofthisabitofthatabitofthisabitofthat Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear about it. I am dealing with the snow myself. I had some ice damming on the roof, and it was raining in the garage this morning. Spent a few hours up and down a wet ladder, perched on ice, carrying salt and trying to break the ice free. I actually used a pick axe. It seems good for now. We will see what tomorrow brings. Hope your situation works out.

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    JamesMurrayJamesMurray Posts: 4,036 ✭
    I should have listened when Lennon said Instant Karma's gonna get you , i was pretty cute posting the funny mayhem link and doing my daily digging out today the rear window of the lexus shattered , no reason for it , just caved in..gave up the ghost.It must have been frozen solid but ive never seen that happen before.
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    ebaytraderebaytrader Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Global Warmingimage >>



    Actually, it is the result of global warming. More open water in the Arctic Ocean causes greater instability in the air over that ocean which causes greater instability in the jet stream which allows storms to move much further south over the middle of the country where they pick up Gulf moisture and then swing back north up the east coast.

    Welcome to the rest of your life.

    TD >>




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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 31,734 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My grandmother was born in a small town in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. My family went up to visit her sister once, and we noticed that all of the houses had an exterior door on the second floor so they could get out of the house in the winter. The record snowfall for one year in Lake Linden was 30 feet, 5 inches, but 20-25 feet was normal.
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    LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Knew a guy once in Alaska - helicopter pilot - flew all over the state for 20 years safely. Finally died when the hanger roof collapsed under a heavy snow load.

    Glad you're safe!
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    coinman420coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭


    << <i>Low pitched roof plus 8 -10+ inches of wet snow = image

    Good luck with your claim Kevin. >>



    i don`t own it i rent a house here. the fire dept. taped it off and the owners insurance company will be out soon. the house is an old victorian built in 1886 and the garage must be 60 or 70 years old. it may have been a lack of maintenance on the owners part but i`m a lowly renter so what do i knowimageimage

    these pics are from my attic window and show the roof better.

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    MercfanMercfan Posts: 700 ✭✭
    I glad you weren't hiding any coins in your garage! image

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    "Coin collecting problem"? What "coin collecting problem"?
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,016 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is that smoe sort of community dumpster?
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    coinman420coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭


    << <i>Is that smoe sort of community dumpster? >>





    don`t make me show you the housesimage

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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,702 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ...the reason a lot of people end up in Florida, I suppose.

    At least no one was hurt, thats the good thing. Old wet wood dosent hold much.
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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    TrustNo1TrustNo1 Posts: 1,359 ✭
    global warming??? We had almost the same weather in 1925. What a crock.
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    jessewvujessewvu Posts: 5,065 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are you sure there wasn't a gas can nearby that caught fire? image You might want to go CHECK again and make sure the rags IN THE garage that were soaked in gas don't get put in the MAIL.
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    jessewvujessewvu Posts: 5,065 ✭✭✭✭✭
    but seriously, that sucks. Hope it all get resolved quickly and painlessly.
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    << <i>I should have listened when Lennon said Instant Karma's gonna get you , i was pretty cute posting the funny mayhem link and doing my daily digging out today the rear window of the lexus shattered , no reason for it , just caved in..gave up the ghost.It must have been frozen solid but ive never seen that happen before. >>



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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 31,734 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They are predicting up to 25 inches of snow here in Chicago over Tuesday and Wednesday.
    Glad I'm retired.
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,016 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>They are predicting up to 25 inches of snow here in Chicago over Tuesday and Wednesday.
    Glad I'm retired. >>



    Only 7-10 here in central Ioway over the next couple days too. Glad I am retired/or nearly so as well.
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