Took it up about half an inch at each corner and supported it with 2 6 s.
Porch roof jack.
Slowly raise the jack until the column is free from the roof or beam.
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.
In this video i jack up the corner of porch roof so that i can successfully install a section of half round gutter.
Using 8 x 8 x 8 half cinder blocks i build a column to support the jack i would use to raise the porch.
Both concrete stacks holding up the front corners needed to be relaid.
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Get to the jacking of the porch roof already jack.
I have jacked up my porch roof for repairs.
Akron 19 in adjustable jack post.
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I purchased it at harbor freight tools love harbor freight for certain types of tools like these.
Fortunately the adjustment i needed to make was a common size.
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The porch is about 15 ft wide and 7 ft deep.
The jack did all the work.
Slide the column out from underneath the roof.
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This jack has a maximum extension around 8 inches and it is about 20.
In doing so i lowered one stack nearly two inches to level the front edge of the porch deck.
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For the jacking i used a pittsburgh 4 ton hydraulic bottle jack.
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The 4 ton jack that came with my ford transit van was more than sufficient to raise the porch a couple of inches.
Bottle jacks are available in a variety of shapes and sizes.
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