No, I know where the Canadians are coming from on this. I had to have Snow Loads calculated for my shed. Apparently we are in one of the only 3 Local Council areas in Australia that demands Snow Load calculations for structures. The suppliers from Sydney couldn't even spell snow, and had to refer to the manuals to beef up the design. And Wind Loads (Cyclone, no less!), Mines Subsidence Board Geological report and various sundry bribes, err, fees to most Surveyors, Engineers and Contractors living in a 12.7km radius. Still, the clearance under the beams is a nice 3.0m, (strangely excessive for the Wife's car) and the engineering for the Snow Load means that I can hang 1 tonne off the beams!
HA, HA, HA! While it was being put up, I made the poor Sydney fitters work IN THE SNOW! They still don't know how to spell it, but now they know what it is!
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