Log Home Kits in Idaho

Ada County Development Services publishes a ground snow load of 20 psf. Its minimum roof snow load is 25 psf.

In its words: “Ground snow load Pg shall be 20 pounds per square foot. The minimum roof snow load shall be 25 pounds per square foot. No reduction below that roof snow load shall be permitted.”

Blaine County Building Services does not publish one figure for every site; ask the building department at 208-788-5573 for your parcel.

In its words: “Structures built in Blaine County after 1977, with a building permit, have been designed to meet a site-specific Roof Snow Load. See the chart below for the design requirements by location. | North Fork to Smiley Creek | | 150 pounds per square foot roof snow load |”

Boise County Building Department does not publish one figure for every site; ask the building department at (208) 392-2293 for your parcel.

In its words: “Roofs are required to meet ground snow loads across Boise county. See the Boise county snow load map for the snow load in your area.”

Bonner County Planning Department does not publish one figure for every site; ask the building department for your parcel.

In its words: “The county does not enforce or review construction for compliance with international building codes.”

Kootenai County Community Development – Building does not publish one figure for every site; ask the building department for your parcel.

In its words: “Buildings to be located on land parcels with a ground snow load greater than 85 psf shall be designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice.”

Valley County Building Department does not publish one figure for every site; ask the building department for your parcel.

In its words: “Snow Load Requirement: Valley County has different snow load requirements as per location. Please call the Building Department for the snow load requirements for your area.”

City of Boise Building publishes a ground snow load of 20 psf. Its minimum roof snow load is 25 psf.

In its words: “GROUND SNOW LOADo: 20 PSF.Design roof load shall not be less than a uniform snow load of 25 psf.”

City of Coeur d'Alene Building Services publishes a ground snow load of 60 psf. Its minimum roof snow load is 40 psf.

In its words: “The minimum roof design snow load shall be forty (40) pounds per square foot. A ground snow load of sixty (60) pounds per square foot shall be used for roof drifting snow load design.”

City of Hailey Building Department publishes a ground snow load of 120 psf. Its minimum roof snow load is 100 psf.

In its words: “Section 1608 Snow loads shall be amended to designate the ground snow load, pg, for the area designated CS on figure 1608.2 to be one hundred twenty (120) psf.”

City of Idaho Falls Building Department publishes a ground snow load of 47.1 psf. Its minimum roof snow load is 30 psf.

In its words: “Idaho Falls: Elevation 4710 feet Ground Snow Load: Pg = 0.10 (4710) = 47.1 PSF ... Historically, the city has mandated a minimum 30 PSF roof snow load.”

City of Ketchum Planning & Building publishes a roof snow load of 100 psf.

In its words: “Since April 1, 1974, the City has required that all buildings be designed to support 100 pounds per square foot of snow.”

City of McCall does not publish one figure for every site; ask the building department at (208) 634-7142 for your parcel.

In its words: “(A) Snow Load: The designed roof snow load shall be no less than one hundred fifty (150) pounds per square foot; or with an engineer’s stamp and calculation, the design roof or snow load shall be no less than one hundred twenty (120) pounds per square foot”

City of Sun Valley publishes a ground snow load of 120 psf.

In its words: “The ground snow loads to be used in determining the design snow loads for Sun Valley is determined to be site specific (CS) and shall be taken as 120 psf.”