Porch Roof Sagging At Corner

Well it turns out that fixing the sagging roof issue on my front porch was way easier than i had thought it would be.

Porch roof sagging at corner.

For less than 20 and a couple hours time i was able to level the sinking side of the porch. This is how it looked just a few days ago. It has been fully enclosed around 1970. How to repair a sagging support beam.

The sag wasn t horrible but it was definitely noticeable and it bugged the heck out of me every time i looked at it. Learn how to install a two column design system to properly support a porch roof. I would like to lift the corner up and add blocks to raise the one corner. Over time old school wooden pier style supports rot out or sink giving.

Installing the downspout outlet on the low portion of the roof sending water back towards the sidewall and or hanging the gutter from strap hangers while options were unfortunately not acceptable to me. Now carefully remove the bracing and lower the porch roof on to the new beam images 3 and 4. Cost skill level. Sagging porch lines are common on older homes.

If the beam is not properly nailed it can also pull loose and this contributes to. Over many years surely the corner of this roof simply sagged. This is typically a result of poor foundation work or no foundation at all. Jack up the porch roof 7 3 4 inches to make room for the new taller beam images 1 and 2.

Roofs are under dead load. My porch is sagging on one corner 2 of the 4 sides are attachã directly to the house. The sag is about 1 5. First i cleared out a level area under the porch next to the sinking support column.

The house was built in 1905. The 4x4 corner support column and the brick footing seem to be in good shape. The corner was only being supported by one column.