This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house.
How to temporarily brace a porch roof.
Another simple form is the extension roof where the porch roof is merely an extension of the roof of the.
A porch roof can take many forms from a tiny gable at the entry to a full width construction that wraps around the house on two or more sides.
Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall.
Move the braces into place on top of the bottle jacks image 3 then raise them till they support the roof.
Brace the existing porch roof if necessary.
With the first porch roof support in position you can then continue to work along the porch.
By properly supporting the porch roof with temporary but reliable bracing you can go about your project without worry.
You may remember my postings last year on.
You will need to make sure that each of the posts is plumb.
Temporarily supporting porch roof i want to support the porch roof just a roof no live load with 2x material attached to a stake maybe 6 back from the porch.
With the old beam uncovered the temporary beam can be placed on the braces you ve made images 1 and 2.
So i found myself having to jack up one corner of our front side porch roof.
The porch roof is about 10 above grade so the bracing would be greater than 45 closer to 60.
Continue installing porch roof supports.
Many wooden front porches are connected to the wall of the house at the roof line so if the porch will retain its original roof brace the roof.
This will hold the weight of the porch roof while replacing the beam.
This time i was jacking the porch roof up so i could install my final and last portion of half round gutter.