Buried after a snowfall that has rushed from its roof
I managed to breathe in an air minipoche, helped by my arms.I shouted so that I am found.
This says a lot about the state of distress that invaded it for long minutes.The Trifluvian is also still disturbed by the events.First hesitant to deliver her story, she agreed to confide in Radio-Canada for awareness of awareness.
Agrandir l’image (Nouvelle fenêtre)Nicolina d'Agosto wishes to raise awareness among owners who have similar roofs.
Photo: Radio-Canada
To understand what happened, you have to go back to the end of autumn, while the Oviation Canada brought back a snow blanket two to four times thicker than normal.
The year before, Nicolina d'Agosto and his spouse, Sylvain Richard, had chosen to put on their roof with aluminum shingle, a material sold for its sustainability and its lack of maintenance.
This November day, Nicolina d'Agosto was banal from her house when the snowfall occurred, leaving her prisoner at the doorstep. Je me voyais partir, faute d’oxygène
, relate-t-elle.
Life saves life
She was lucky.His spouse and neighbor were outside.They heard the heavy snow fall with a crash and were able to intervene.
The firefighters intervened. Ils ont dit que c’est presque un miracle de m’avoir retrouvée consciente sous ce tas de neige mouillée et pesante
, ajoute-t-elle.
In November 2018, the owner of this Trois-Rivières residence was buried after a snowfall from the roof aluminum shingles.
Photo: graciousness Nicolina d'Agosto
Precautions?
Several specialists contacted invoke the need to install snow stops in sufficient number on the roof to prevent massive snow and ice falls.
The architect Joanie Turcotte believes that it is necessary to take into account several factors when you choose a metal roof, including the orientation of the roof.
The new houses, the slopes of the roofs are directed towards the side of the house and not at the front, she says.Often there is a release.People are not going to circulate along the roofs so it's not dangerous.
Sylvain Richard recognizes the problem. Tous mes versants sont vers la cour
, dit-il.
His spouse and wish to have barriers on the roof to completely retain the snow.
Je ne me sens pas en sécurité présentement, je surveille toujours toujours la toiture, je crains vraiment pour les autres
, ajoute Nicolina D'Agosto, évoquant le passage fréquent du facteur ou du camelot.
The company reacts
Joined by phone by Radio-Canada, the owner of the Les Toits Permanents du Québec, Samir Mehailia, said he took the situation very seriously and said he would personally take care of this file.
He plans to meet his customers next week to assess roof improvement options.
He maintains that his company, based in Montreal, has made more than 7000 roofs and that he has never echoed such an event in the past.
It is certain that winter conditions this winter, everyone repeats it to me that it is exceptional, but what tells us that, in the future, it is not something that will be current,concludes Nicolina d'Agosto.No one can tell us.
