I think it will work with snow load. I was figuring mine today. If I space the 1" electrical conduit bows about 30 inches part across my 10 wide kennel/pen. I think it will work using a bigger hole wire like a 2x2 hole. Yes small animals like squirrels will be able to get in , but the wire will stop racoons and hawks. Plus using a 2x2 hole type wire will help hold less snow then a typical 1" chicken wire mesh. I'm going to try it on my 10 x 40 pen.
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