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When should I worry about snow accumulation on the roof?

BuildingBy Mindy O'Neall March 5, 2021

When should I worry about snow accumulation on the roof? With heavy snow in the Fairbanks area recently, people are starting to worry about their roofs. On January 5, 2022, the snow load at a monitoring station at Creamers Field was 23.4 pounds per square foot (psf). According to local building codes, a roof should…

Maintaining Your Crawlspace

BuildingBy Mindy O'Neall November 21, 2019

Maintaining Your Crawlspace Crawlspaces are an area of the house that tend to get neglected. The old adage “Out of sight out of mind” might apply here. Unfortunately, this also means that crawl space problems can go unnoticed until they have an effect on the living space above. At this point, a problem that could…