How To Lift A Porch Roof To Fix Porch

Using 8 x 8 x 8 half cinder blocks i build a column to support the jack i would use to raise the porch.

How to lift a porch roof to fix porch. Apply a good amount of sealant on the underside of the crack and attach it to the roof. We are using jet 5 ton screw jacks under the foyer and homemade lifting posts for the porch r. For years the porch did not move much and we had no winter mice. Pump both jack handles equally until the porch line appears to be level.

I used a 12 x 12 x 1 5 concrete paver to create a stable base to build parallel column. I should probably point out that the porch floor pitches and has sagged too but not so much that i am super overly concerned with it. Here we are leveling the foyer and porch roof which had sagged. This roof structure including a bearing beam sits on top of a half column that is nailed into the main house framing.

But severely damaged shingles should be replaced with new ones. Hence lifting it would be relatively low risk. Find the cracked shingles and pry them with a flat pry bar to expose the underside. It s a 10 foot by 10 foot interior porch with a gable roof and a door cut through the living room wall.

From what i could tell it is pretty solid. It has plastered interior walls and an the exterior walls are painted lapped cedar. This old house 915 467 views. The porch foundation was done with concrete pads and posts.

First i cleared out a level area under the porch next to the sinking support column. Place one high lift jack under the horizontal support beam on both sides of the lowest point of the sagging porch line.