How To Repair Sagging Roof On Porch
Start by fastening temporary wood blocks to the rafter tails image 1.
How to repair sagging roof on porch. Well it turns out that fixing the sagging roof issue on my front porch was way easier than i had thought it would be. This is how it looked just a few days ago. I thought it was going to be some semi major construction removing the existing sagging beam and replacing it. Install angle iron with the joist back in its original position place one section of the angle iron on the uppermost section of the rafter just before the area where it is sagging or broken.
First use your drill to drill four holes in each side of the l. Next use a chisel to remove any pieces of wood such as splinters or broken scraps that may get in the way of your repair. With the old beam uncovered the temporary beam can be placed on the braces you ve made images 1 and 2. The sag wasn t horrible but it was definitely noticeable and it bugged the heck out of me every time i looked at it.
Attach it to the beam with carriage bolts but do not tighten completely. How to repair a sagging support beam step 1. This will protect the original porch.