Took it up about half an inch at each corner and supported it with 2 6 s.
Porch roof jack.
No more low slope problems expanded view and natural light better air circulation excellent weather protection higher roof pitch reduces leaks debris accumulation gutter systems undisturbed easy to maintain designed tested manufactured in the usa.
You may hear a little cracking sound which is normal.
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Using 8 x 8 x 8 half cinder blocks i build a column to support the jack i would use to raise the porch.
For the jacking i used a pittsburgh 4 ton hydraulic bottle jack.
The 4 ton jack that came with my ford transit van was more than sufficient to raise the porch a couple of inches.
The jack did all the work.
Bottle jacks are available in a variety of shapes and sizes.
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Fortunately the adjustment i needed to make was a common size.
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I purchased it at harbor freight tools love harbor freight for certain types of tools like these.
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.
18 long riser 3 1 2 saddle standard duty black.
Model j big moe.
In this video i jack up the corner of porch roof so that i can successfully install a section of half round gutter.
This jack has a maximum extension around 8 inches and it is about 20.
Slide the column out from underneath the roof.
The porch is about 15 ft wide and 7 ft deep.
Slowly raise the jack until the column is free from the roof or beam.
Akron 19 in adjustable jack post.
Do not raise the roof any further than necessary to remove the porch column.
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Both concrete stacks holding up the front corners needed to be relaid.
Akron big moe 56 in adjustable jack post.
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