Put your level on the porch roof beam parallel to the front of the porch and that is probably what you ll find happened.
Bracing up a porch roof.
In general secure 2 by 6 inch boards to the supporting overhead beam of the front porch.
So i found myself having to jack up one corner of our front side porch roof.
This time i was jacking the porch roof up so i could install my final and last portion of half round gutter.
Raise the sagging side back up where it belongs and you ll be able to install equal length posts.
Determine how much support is needed.
Tri square pencil circular saw 2 inch wood screws 3 inch wood screws drill gun an assistant.
This means the example porch would need a 6 inch by 8 inch beam.
Calculate the initial value for d then round it up to the nearest inch.
The bracing technique largely depends on the size weight and type of roof.
Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall.
Nail the boards at a 20 degree.
Patrick goes over the strength of an a frame brace and then demos a wall with a dingo.
How to support a porch roof.
If that is the case don t bring the high side down like you did with the deck.
This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house.
In the example d calculates to 7 75.
Continue installing porch.
This tells you the size of the beam needed to support the porch s roof.
Things you ll need tape measure spade large wooden stakes mallet 2x6 boards about 30 percent longer than the height of your porch eaves enough of them to put two every five feet around.
Cut beams to fit.