Roof Load Mobile Home

Of snow you should upgrade to the 50 lb.

Roof load mobile home.

Having a stronger built roof will give you a stronger built home. The general rule of thumb is 20lb 24 centers 30lb 16 centers 40lb 12 centers. The roof construction to meet a certain snow load is directly relative to the spacing on the roof trusses. There are other slight changes depending on the configuration of the ridge beam.

The data plate posted in the manufactured home see 3280 5 for homes built after 1976 shall designate the wind and roof load zones or if designed for higher loads the actual design external snow and wind loads for which the home has been designed. In my experience a heavier roof snow load is always better. While modular homes are generally built to local codes and manufactured homes are built to hud code roof load requirements are unique. It is not just how important it is to the amount of snow in your area although that is the main point of the snow load.

This downward imposed load on the home is also known as the snow load. Homes in non snowy areas usually come with 20 lb. In areas where you might get 2 or 3 ft. One last word on roof pitch is safety.

Roof load live load design is affected by the shape of the roof whether it is flat curved or pitched. In heavy snow areas where you might get 5 or 6 ft. The load levels created by hud code are based on how many pounds per square foot of snow the roof must resist and hud code must be met by the builder. Roof loads are a downward vertical force on the home.