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    How to find out if a municipal location is north of the treeline?

    This is from Ontario building code Division B part 4: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.1.6.2. Specified Snow Load (See Appendix A.) .... (4) For buildings in the Low and Normal Importance...
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    Thermo-Ply (DRYline TSX and thermoPLY structural sheating by OX)

    Can someone help me understand, why do they add two different types of thermoPly. I have seen some construction houses with DRYline TSX red color and thermoPLY structural sheathing by OX green color. any reasons for using two instead of one single for the entire house?
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    How to determine Design Load bearing, wind, and seismic

    Greetings! My gf and I bought land in Hand we are allowed to draw up our own plans without an architects approval given the size of the building. I am using plans I found online with slight modifications but don't know how to determine these criteria they ask for: Live flood load Live Roof load...
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