How To Temporarily Brace A Porch Roof

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.

How to temporarily brace a porch roof.

With the old beam uncovered the temporary beam can be placed on the braces you ve made images 1 and 2. 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. This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house. This will hold the weight of the porch roof while replacing the beam.

The porch roof is about 10 above grade so the bracing would be greater than 45 closer to 60. Another simple form is the extension roof where the porch roof is merely an extension of the roof of the. So i found myself having to jack up one corner of our front side porch roof. 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. Replacing damaged or rotted support columns on your porch is hard enough work without having to wonder if the roof is going to collapse on you. If the post is not going to be perfectly level use a pry bar on one corner and shim the post before you secure it into position. Continue installing porch roof supports.

With the first porch roof support in position you can then continue to work along the porch. Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall. This time i was jacking the porch roof up so i could install my final and last portion of half round gutter. Brace the existing porch roof if necessary.

You will need to make sure that each of the posts is plumb.