Bigfoot Camper is Hurting Tonight!!
Camper Damage The first picture shows you what my Bigfoot Camper and Boat looked like when I put it away just before the winter. The next 12 pictures show you what I found this morning. At thi...
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FreeLanceing wrote:
What you are missing is called the collar ties. In your (our) snow load region, you need collar ties every other rafter. You should really just put them on every rafter. We are talking maybe $100 extra. Another option would be a truss or sizzor truss if you want a little extra height in the center. I am guessing this was not a permited job. This would not pass code and should not be an insurable risk, at least in the US. This type of construction will fail for sure. The last shed I raftered like that I used 2x6 collar ties with a 12ft span just to be safe, every rafter. Sometimes people put stuff up there or hang things. I would guess the camper will be fine maybe some gel coat damage. Those glass unit are pretty durable. Might want to check the jacks and the mount for the jacks.
X2.
It's your shelter that sucks. An accident waiting to happen.
I hope you get lucky with the insurer.
