Although a porch roof s overhang gives a house an ornamental touch the overhang isn t just decorative.
Supporting an overhanging front porch roof.
This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house.
Put a stake there in the grass.
Then measure on the ground out in front of the porch from one corner taking the tape measure to half of whatever the height of your eaves was.
This time i was jacking the porch roof up so i could install my final and last portion of half round gutter.
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The soffit is a horizontal covering on the underside of the porch roof overhang that encloses the space between the porch walls or supports and the ends of the roof rafters.
Large 8 x 8 posts are necessary for the use of supporting a porch roof.
If there is also a beam in the middle of the roof divide the total load by three.
Cut beams to fit.
It helps to keep rain and sun off the porch and protects the structure of the building from.
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Repeat from the other end of the porch.
Measure the distance between the bottom of the porch roof and the top of the ledger beams of the porch.
If our example roof has only one beam it must carry half of the total load or 4 000 pounds.
Measure the height from the ground to the eaves under your porch.
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While many like to use the smaller 4 x 4 posts they can tend to warp after they have been standing under the weight for several seasons.
Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall.