The braces are an easy way to get the correct angle to cut the top ends of your rafters too.
Roof raising off of porch pole.
The jack did all the work.
Use a plumb bob to keep the braces perfectly perpendicular.
Set braces on either side of the roof peak which extends up the distance you are raising your roof.
Inivative way of building a pole barn.
Raising the roof on a pole barn.
If you ve wondered how to frame a lean to roof off a pole barn this video will show you how i did it.
See below for a shopping list tools and steps subs.
In raising the roof i knew was going to have to reset the roof s flashing as it meets a sidewall of the house.
The 4 ton jack that came with my ford transit van was more than sufficient to raise the porch a couple of inches.
If you are thinking about replacing old rotted porch posts the first thing you ll need to know is how to jack up and support the roof structure properly and.
Things to consider with jack up a porch roof the prep.
Fortunately the adjustment i needed to make was a common size.
I cut rafters out of 2x8s frame this pole barn lean to.
I was able to slide another 1 5 concrete paver beneath the now raised porch support column.