Porch Roof Sagging At Corner

The sag is about 1 5.

Porch roof sagging at corner.

Sagging porch lines are common on older homes. The farthest corner got to level first. In this case one corner of a neighbor s porch sunk about 1 5 inches over the last couple decades. Cost skill level.

Installing the downspout outlet on the low portion of the roof sending water back towards the sidewall and or hanging the gutter from strap hangers while options were unfortunately not acceptable to me. Took it up about half an inch at each corner and supported it with 2 6 s. First i cleared out a level area under the porch next to the sinking support column. Over time old school wooden pier style supports rot out or sink giving.

The corner was only being supported by one column. I thought it was going to be some semi major construction removing the existing sagging beam and replacing it. The 4x4 corner support column and the brick footing seem to be in good shape. Jack up the porch roof 7 3 4 inches to make room for the new taller beam images 1 and 2.

Both concrete stacks holding up the front corners needed to be relaid. 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. This is how it looked just a few days ago. I would like to lift the corner up and add blocks to raise the one 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. Roofs are under dead load. The house was built in 1905. The porch is about 15 ft wide and 7 ft deep.

Well it turns out that fixing the sagging roof issue on my front porch was way easier than i had thought it would be. I started on one end and gave each jack a pump going down the line and repeated pumps in order until the deck started to become level. It only needed to come up about 2 1 2 i put a 2 4 in the gap for comparison. Or they could identify a framing issue as the cause of the sagging.

For less than 20 and a couple hours time i was able to level the sinking side of the porch. It has been fully enclosed around 1970. This is typically a result of poor foundation work or no foundation at all. If water has penetrated through shingles the plywood can warp weaken or rot so that the roof looks as if it s sagging between rafters.

My porch is sagging on one corner 2 of the 4 sides are attachã directly to the house. A roofing pro may find that the roof is sagging due to rotten sheathing. Learn how to install a two column design system to properly support a porch roof. Time for the excitement jacking up the deck.

I have jacked up my porch roof for repairs. In doing so i lowered one stack nearly two inches to level the front edge of the porch deck.