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Comment · 2 months ago
Of course they wont! Plenty of people around here still use structures not built for the load or build under the square footage that requires a permit. Those can and do fail, and I'd prefer not to be in one when they do :).

My feedback is merely: boy it'd be nice to have the option to just order a pre-built.

Comment · 2 months ago
Cascade mountains. I've seen over 5 feet of snow in under 48 hours, then freezing rain. Its heavy! Lots of these "it'll be fine" type structures collapsed.

Building code for snow load is a factor of location and elevation here. We are around 130 lb/sq ft.

Roof pitch can help with shedding, but then you've got other problems (roof avalanches can and do kill, not to mention snow up against materials that don't want to be wet all winter).

Comment · 2 months ago
Cool app! I have plenty of building experience thankfully, including plenty of structures still standing under the weight of our snow load!
Comment · 2 months ago
Heat tape isn't very effective with storms dropping multiple feet of wet snow in under 24 hours (or in general).
Comment · 2 months ago
Im jealous of the Tuff Shed or prebuilt being an option. Where I live we have incredibly high snow loads, so any structure ends up needing to be custom built to meet our requirements (even out buildings). I've found plenty of pre-fab units that claim to handle "high snow loads" that will not meet code where I am.

I'm still planning on building out an office/studio, but it will be a much larger investment despite being able to DIY much of it.

Comment · 1 year ago
My information is largely out of date, but Vega is aimed squarely at Fire devices. I expect LG devices largely use the web based Prime Video app that runs on most living room devices.

LG TVs capabilities and performance from an app developer perspective is... not great.

Comment · 2 years ago
This is near and dear to my own lived experience, having dealt with what should have been a minor fix for Hunter Douglas blinds.

The cord that was attached to the clutch broke and got caught in the mechanism itself. When I disassembled the clutch to retrieve the cord, an internal spring came dislodged and twisted causing the clutch to never function correctly again.

Understanding exactly which part I needed replaced, I contacted Hunter Douglas, who told me to talk to a local rep. My local rep told me they couldn't repair this issue, and I would need to box up my entire window shade and sent it in. The cost was something around $200 for a repair.

I spent a lot of time scouring the internet and came across this site where I purchased the entire clutch for around $30. 5 minutes of swapping a good part for bad and I was back in action.

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