Exposed framing in the winter?

[rocking23nf]

Hi everyone,

I have my walls and most trusses up but i dont think i will get the roof sheathed and shingled before the winter sets in, im in Alberta, usually get around 2-3 feet of snow, very cold winters, not a ton of moisture though.

Anyways a few carpenters i talked to said just leave it exposed, I would like to get some feedback on this from the group.

Im kind of worried, thinking i should get some tarps, but thats extra cost, and will a tarp even hold the wieght of the snow...

[dude91]

I would like to know the answer too !

[JRR]

Wall framing and trusses thru one winter's exposure would not bother me at all.  Been there, done that.  Flooring is a different matter ... I have no experience there.

[MikeT]

I would not worry about trying to tarp over the trusses in the winter...I do not think your snow loads could handle it.

What is your flooring situation?

Are you planning on working on it over the winter?

Depending, I might consider using a tarp on the flooring.

mt

[rocking23nf]

The floor is pressure treated plywood, on top of 2x10 pressure treated joists.

[rocking23nf]

and no not working on it over the winter.

[sharbin]

My cottage is in Quebec near mont-tremblant (i.e. lots of snow).
I left it throught the winter when there was only the flooring ( 3/4 plywood), i.e. no walls no nothing. I just covered it with thick poly well fastened.
The second winter, I had the walls up half sheathed with no wrap. That lasted for one month with heavy snow. After that I did the roof but left it with only the underlayment over the roof sheathing(OSB) on. I used a Synthetic underlayment similar to Titanium UDL-30 called Deck Armor by GAF. That held good. This past summer I put the metal roofing on and there were no issues reported by the guy who did the installation.

Buttom line, you do not have to worry about the walls, if they were sheathed by plywood (I do not know about the OSB) even with no wrap.
You do not need to worry about the flooring if it is plywood and covered with thick poly.
For the roof make sure you put the underlayment especially if it is OSB as in my case. I do not know whether plywood would hold without a synthetic underlayment.

Hope this helps.