So to begin i removed the existing counter flashing running about 5 courses up this was as easy as finding nails and prying.
How to brace up a porch roof.
How to support a porch roof step 1.
Things to consider with jack up a porch roof the prep.
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.
Create the porch decking supports.
If one side of the roof is supported by the house and the other side is supported by the beam divide the total load by two as the beam is only supporting half of the roof.
If there is also a beam in the middle of the roof divide the total load by three.
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.
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Cut beams to.
Tri square pencil circular saw 2 inch wood screws 3 inch wood screws drill gun an assistant.