Create the porch decking supports.
How to brace up a porch roof.
Measure for posts large 8 x 8 posts are necessary for the use of supporting a porch 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.
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Determine how much support is needed your porch roof will need to have a lot of support in order for it to stay.
Install 4 by 4 inch posts that sit directly on a solid concrete surface and are secured to the concrete with special 4 by 4 inch metal brackets and concrete.
Things to consider with jack up a porch roof the prep.
Cut beams to.
If there is also a beam in the middle of the roof divide the total load by three.
How to support a porch roof step 1.
So to begin i removed the existing counter flashing running about 5 courses up this was as easy as finding nails and prying.