Porch Roof Sagging At Corner

The sag wasn t horrible but it was definitely noticeable and it bugged the heck out of me every time i looked at it.

Porch roof sagging at corner.

In this case one corner of a neighbor s porch sunk about 1 5 inches over the last couple decades. My porch is sagging on one corner 2 of the 4 sides are attachã directly to the house. The sag is about 1 5. Over time old school wooden pier style supports rot out or sink giving.

If the beam is not properly nailed it can also pull loose and this contributes to. Over many years surely the corner of this roof simply sagged. The 4x4 corner support column and the brick footing seem to be in good shape. This is how it looked just a few days ago.

Jack up the porch roof 7 3 4 inches to make room for the new taller beam images 1 and 2. Learn how to install a two column design system to properly support a porch roof. Roofs are under dead load. This is typically a result of poor foundation work or no foundation at all.

First i cleared out a level area under the porch next to the sinking support column. For less than 20 and a couple hours time i was able to level the sinking side of the porch. Now carefully remove the bracing and lower the porch roof on to the new beam images 3 and 4. How to repair a sagging support beam.

Well it turns out that fixing the sagging roof issue on my front porch was way easier than i had thought it would be. The beam is attached to both exterior walls and to the bottom of each sloping rafter to give the roof strength. Cost skill level. Sagging porch lines are common on older homes.

The corner was only being supported by one column. It has been fully enclosed around 1970. I thought it was going to be some semi major construction removing the existing sagging beam and replacing it.