THOUGHT YOU GUYS MIGHT LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOUR ENCLOSURE CAN TAKE.

February 8, 2010

The loads created by these 100 year`record snows were well in excess of code limits for our area, and a number of buildings in our Baltimore-Washington DC area suffered roof collapses.

This winter our area, the northern Maryland mountains, near Gettysburg and the Presidential retreat at Camp David, have received their heaviest snows in recorded history, breaking records set in 1899. Over the last week we have received 51inches with no melting. Drifts on a road located about 100 yards off our property have reached 11 feet.

We were out of town this past week and were concerned these snows, which were accompanied by blizzard condition winds, might have collapsed our Libart enclosure. They did not. The loads created by these 100 year`record snows were well in excess of code limits for our area, and a number of buildings in our Baltimore-Washington DC area suffered roof collapses. Our enclosure, however, though I'm sure it is not engineered to the load limit level of structures you sell in typically snowy areas like Buffalo or Quebec, came through with flying colors.

The attached pictures, taken 4 full days after the snow had stopped, and after some melting and settling had occurred, still show what our now 5 year old Libart enclosure was able to withstand.

An impressive showing.

Thank you, from our cat, who lived in the enclosure while we were away, and from us as well.

Peter Stavrianos

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