WWFD? (What Would FABO DO??)

CFD244 said

Thinking out of the box.........Would re enforcing the roof joists be an option? I think that's what I would do instead of dicking around with heating wire. That stuff was designed to help with ice dams due to shitty attic insulation. BTW......I live half way to the North Pole:D

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I did double up the header as a result of the last incident. I called the company and they actually admitted the header design was flawed. They did provide extra material to beef it up after incident. I had called them when I was putting it up, but they said it was correct.

I was checking the laundry at midnight and saw the deflection. the neighbors probably didnt appreciate the jacking and drilling that occurred at 1 am. I should have lagged it to the building from the start but again the manufacturer said it was a stand alone product. So, this is probably over-kill, but I dont want to worry about it if I travel. Id put it on a switch at first until I can figure out how to either do it remotely or timer or put an extra home security camera on it or a conglomeration of ideas.

But, you are correct in that I haven't seen how it will react to the extra header/bolted to garage at this point. My duster was under it at the time and it kinda gave me a headache just thinking about trying to get the manufacturer to take any responsibility for a defective design. I cant prove that the snow load was under what they 'recommend' even IF their design was flawed. Its just not worth it. So........over-kill!!