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Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) 3 February 2012

winter forecast for six weeks in the city Punxsutawney Phil Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) offers guidance on how to protect your home. business, or a roof collapse MO Andre winter weather-related hazards.

commanded Between 2010 and 2011, United States Received near record amount of snow fall, herunder 2011s Groundhog Day Blizzard der billion in 1100 caused by the insured to load more than $ 2 trillion to a total of enligt National Climate Data Center.

winter weather damage Kan särskilt extremely disruptive and dangerous, said Julie Rochman, IBHS President & CEO, and is heavy and awkward Nar Det 2 to solve the problem.

Thank Punxsutawney Phil, people remember his role in the ATT winter is not over yet, so there is still time to protect your property caused by freezing weather, Hun Sen said.

Ice Dams

ice dam is the accumulation of ice at the base of sloping roof, usually boys. When interior heat melts the snow on the roof, rural, and freeze the water run down the roof edge, er temperatures are much colder elsewhere. Ice builds up and blocks water leak in the roof, forcing the water under the roof and the attic or inside walls of the house. Take two steps to reduce the ice pond folgende Vil ATT probability as:

? Keep the attic well ventilated?. Cold attic, the less melting and refreezing on the roof.
? Keep the attic floor well insulated to reduce heat rises through the two bridges at innenfor house?.
? As an extra precaution, the roof leaks when the lake ice form?, Yes Re-roof mounted ice and water barrier under the roof of the ATT coverage ranges from the lower edge of all roof surfaces up to a point 24 cm mindst line outside the building wall. Frozen pipes

frozen water pipes Kan discursive pressure water accumulation Mellom ice-jam and shut-off valve at the end of the tube, 2 tubes out der Sitta crushing pain in places. Pipes in attics, crawl spaces and exterior walls are vulnerable to freezing in extremely cold weather särskilt 2. Frozen pipes are close to the ANR Pipeline Kan også outer wall of the building, other med television lines, telephone cables, or the structure. To keep water pipes from freezing in folgende:

? fit? wrapping pipes with insulation sleeves or slow heat transfer in the second Better insulation.
? Cracks? There’s holes in the exterior walls and foundations near water pipes with silicone.
? Keep cabinet doors open up two empty cold weather allows warm air to circulate around the two tubes (särskilt kitchen and bathroom):.
? Keep a slow infusion of water flowing through faucets connected to two pipes run through unheated or unprotected ATT space?.
? Species of running water system, if you’re constantly building cold bliver VID time. Strong enough

your roof?

Building age is an important factor in how much snow the roof Kan act. Newer building codes provide better guidance on assessing snow loads, roof loads särskilt ökat elevation changes near other operating costs of the snow and the snow falling from the roof the roof Kan construct a step closer. For flat roofs, the incident Mellom parts of the roof area is susceptible of two Ford särskilt overload of snow tend to collect ice and snow, while the species VID windy periods.

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old roof suffers from corrosion and the connections to members of the SOM Kan second reduction in rail capacity stand snow loads. Lightweight roof buildings, metal buildings and roofs built som bumper beams nuisance provider rally “less severe overload from roofs, Enn.

equipment on the roof and roof projections SOM ATT mechanical equipment is over 2 meters high, because of snow accumulation of two operations, creating the need for greater control diss områder snow load. NAR created a serious condition Kan metal building or metal addition was built next to Shorter, the existing poles. Shorter if the building is confirmed by the next building, or in addition to the accumulation of snow in the next step down from the roof Kan to take responsibility for much higher than for the original designer of the building eksisterende.

the best source for determining how much snow load a building’s original design plan Kan er Act. Most models support the roof Kan at least 20 pounds per square foot. But Kan load between 10 pounds to 20 pounds per square foot in the middle Atlantic states, and 40 pounds and 70 pounds per square Mellom New England

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Guidelines for second

estimate the weight of snow

10 inches to 12 inches? fresh / new snow is equal to about 5 pounds per square meter of roof space.
? 3 inches, 5 inches old / packed snow equals about five pounds per square meter of roof space?.
? Ice? It is much harder, 1 inch is equal to the foot of fresh snow. Snow and ice removal

Roofs

from IBHS recommends that property owners ATT deres second channel 2 is climbing the roof to remove snow. Safer alternatives are two men, using a snow rake is standing on the ground.

Visit the IBHS Severe Winter Weather

http://www.DisasterSafety.org page to learn more about how the two homes or business to protect against winter weather hazards.

to arrange an interview with IBHS, contact Joseph King at 813-675-1045/813-442-2845, or direct message on Twitter @ [email protected] jsalking

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About IBHS

IBHS is an independent, nonprofit, research and education supported by the property insurance industry. The organization runs two reduced social and economic impact of natural disasters and other risks to residential and commercial property, two in science and advanced engineering support, maintenance and forberedelse practices.

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