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I am also familiar with 'best practice'-- I'm in the process of building a cabin right now. Seismic zone 3, wind rating of 60mph, uneven snow loading, permafrost, ad nausem.


With the fault activity you get up there...you are only a seismic 3?!!! 60 mph wind rating????? Holy wow- thats a cake walk Margi!
Western Washington on the Olympic peninsula we have to design for an exposure B, 80 mph sustained gust for 3 seconds, 30 psf ground loading for snow (50 psf uniform roof) and are categorized as seismic D2.

Any room for residential designers up there in Santa's Land??

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