Ask this old house general contractor tom silva shows how to permanently patch a decaying porch post.
Roof raising off of porch pole.
Use a plumb bob to keep the braces perfectly perpendicular.
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If you are thinking about replacing old rotted porch posts the first thing you ll need to know is how to jack up and support the roof structure properly and.
I was able to slide another 1 5 concrete paver beneath the now raised porch support column.
I cut rafters out of 2x8s frame this pole barn lean to.
In raising the roof i knew was going to have to reset the roof s flashing as it meets a sidewall of the house.
Fortunately the adjustment i needed to make was a common size.
Set braces on either side of the roof peak which extends up the distance you are raising your roof.
The braces are an easy way to get the correct angle to cut the top ends of your rafters too.
Inivative way of building a pole barn.
The jack did all the work.
If you ve wondered how to frame a lean to roof off a pole barn this video will show you how i did it.
The 4 ton jack that came with my ford transit van was more than sufficient to raise the porch a couple of inches.