Daily Home Renovation Tips日常家庭裝修秘訣

This past weekend’s snow storm through the eastern parts of North America reminded me of a timely tip I had seen frequently regarding roofs but not decks.這個週末的暴風雪，通過東部的部分北美提醒我及時提示我已經看到的往往就屋頂，但不甲板。

In case you are outside North America you may not have heard but we received a massive 36 hour plus snow storm all the way up the east coast.萬一你是在北美以外，你可能沒有聽過，但我們收到了大量36小時加上暴風雪所有一路東海岸。 In the Toronto area we are approaching an all time record for snow in a winter since 1938 - 39.在多倫多地區，我們正在接近一個所有的時間記錄為積雪在冬季自1938年以來-3 9。

And, in our area many of the stores have run out of slow blower machines and snow shovels. ，而在我們這個地區的許多商店都開出緩慢鼓風機機和雪鏟。 Usually this is the time of the year that they start to go on sale to clear them out and make way in the retail stores for spring gardening tools.通常，這是時間的一年裡，他們開始上市銷售，以明確他們出去，讓出路在零售商店，為春天的園藝工具。

Lastly, the county in which we live is running low on salt.最後，縣委，我們生活在其中正在運行，對鹽。 No, not the kind used in cooking; rather, the kind applied by dump-truck like vehicles on our roads to help melt the snow.不是，不是那種用在烹飪中，相反，一種適用於由自卸卡車一樣的車輛在道路上，以幫助融化的雪。 Yes, there is an environmental impact but that issue is for another posting.是的，有環境的影響，但這個問題，是為另一張貼。

So, we have had a lot of snow, even for Canada!於是，我們便經歷了很多的雪，即使是加拿大！

We focus on shoveling the white stuff from our driveways and road ways and sidewalks and the like so we can move around.我們專注於鏟白色的東西從我們的車道及道路的途徑和人行道等，也因此，我們可以四處走動。 Heck, our family even has to shovel a patch in the back yard so a certain little family member can ‘do her business’ out the back! heck ，我們的家庭更要鏟子補丁程序，在後院，使某一點家庭成員都能'做她的生意'了回來！

With this much snow some home owners focus on trying to remove the snow from their roofs when it is so much that there is a risk of the roof caving in. Not likely, but it has been known to happen.這多少有些積雪置業重點放在試圖清除積雪，從他們的屋頂時，它是那麼多是有風險的放頂英寸不太可能，但它已經眾所周知的情況發生。

What about the deck in the back yard?對於甲板，在後院？

Below are some pictures of the snow on our deck.下面是一些照片，雪山對我們的甲板。 And, by the way, we have a walkout basement so the deck which is off of our kitchen in the back of the house is about 9 feet off of the ground. ，並通過了道路，我們有一個走出地下室，所以甲板上是小康，我們在廚房後面的房子是約9英尺以下的地面。

Now, we did not have the deck built; it was here when we bought the house.現在，我們沒有甲板上建成，它是這裡的時候，我們買的房子。 We would have placed a little more support on the deck if we were having it built.我們將放置多一點支持，就到甲板上，如果我們有它的基礎。 But, even with the greatest support, having that much weight on the deck, in addition to the barbecue, deck chairs and table which stay on the deck year round can’t be good.不過，即使以最大的支持，有這麼多的重量就甲板上，除了燒烤，甲板上的椅子和表，其中留在甲板上，全年就不可能有良好的。

Even if the deck is only a foot off of the ground, one would think that having that much snow can’t be good for the wood in the long term.即使到甲板上，只是一個踏上小康的地面上，人會覺得有很多積雪，不能很好的為木材在長遠。

And, what if you actually did want to use the barbecue to cook dinner? ，如果你的確想用燒烤去煮晚餐？ Yes, us folks here in Canada have been known to want a barbecue hamburger, steak, chicken, fish, and so on in the winter too!是的，我們這裡的鄉親在加拿大已經知道想要燒烤漢堡，牛排，雞，魚等，在冬季太！ Yum!蔭！ But, how can you do that if there is 2 feet of snow on the deck?但是，你如何能做到這一點，如果是2英尺的雪地上甲板？

Perhaps that is the best reason of them all to not let a large pile up of snow sit on the deck too long.也許這就是最好的理由，他們都不會讓一個大堆雪坐在甲板上太久了。 Once the sun hits it, it will start to harden and then you won’t be able to use the deck to cook dinner until after the spring thaw!一旦太陽訪問，它會開始強硬起來，然後你將不能夠使用到甲板上煮晚餐後，直到春季解凍！