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. Attach it to the beam with carriage bolts but do not tighten completely. The next step is to. Well it turns out that fixing the sagging roof issue on my front porch was way easier than i had thought it would be. 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.
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. To get your truss or rafter back into shape you can use a steel l channel. I thought it was going to be some semi major construction removing the existing sagging beam and replacing it. First use your drill to drill four holes in each side of the l.
This is how it looked just a few days ago. This will protect the original porch. With the old beam uncovered the temporary beam can be placed on the braces you ve made images 1 and 2.