Jacking Up A Flat Roof

If you are planning to fix or remodel your roof don t forget that before you even start your project safety comes first and you d better install those roof jacks.

Jacking up a flat roof.

Jacking can mean different things. Remove the jack quickly and set the iron onto the entire beam. Getting a kit means you don t have to hunt down the individual components you need for a repair. Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall.

Now add collar ties from one side of the rafter to the other. First perform step 2 except keep the string under your beam and off to the side a bit to make room for some framing. Then lower the jack down a little at a time so that the metal can take the weight of the roof. So i found myself having to jack up one corner of our front side porch roof.

In most cases a sagging roof is caused either by a broken rafter or roof decking but in some more severe instances a damaged or sinking foundation can be the underlying cause of the problem. These are steel anchors that fasten to your roof and hold planks of wood for you to walk on. You will need to get up into your attic and examine the roof carefully in order to discover the underlying cause. Many of them include caulk for sealing cracks as well as patches for treating larger areas of damage on the roof membrane.

While few of us are interested in jacking up an entire house complete with cribs girders timbers and everything else you need in order to lift a house off the ground there are a number of foolhardy souls among us who feel the need to jack up a portion of the house in order to insert an extra tier or beam for repairs or to level an old sloping floor. You may remember my postings last year on. Drive the remaining carriage bolts into the two by six rafter and tighten them all up. This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house.

Place the jack back underneath the beam but this time under the iron piece.