Remove the jack quickly and set the iron onto the entire beam.
Jacking up a barn roof.
Seems to me the dormer rafters should have gone to the rige instead of having that small amount of roof coming down to that beam.
Now add collar ties from one side of the rafter to the other.
We started where the roof showed the least amount of damage.
Measurements for materials were taken this way because of wooden blocks already attached to rafters.
I assume the steel you put in is the length of the house.
Stage 1 step 1 jacking up the first section of roof.
Then lower the jack down a little at a time so that the metal can take the weight of the roof.
Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall.
This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house.
First perform step 2 except keep the string under your beam and off to the side a bit to make room for some framing.
The smaller beams rest on top of the large front to back beams.
So i found myself having to jack up one corner of our front side porch roof.
Drive the remaining carriage bolts into the two by six rafter and tighten them all up.
Place the jack back underneath the beam but this time under the iron piece.
You may remember my postings last year on.
Best approach to jack up a sagging ridge i have pushed a few ridges back up by jamming 2x6s under the ridge at 4 to 6 foot centers.
The small beams are attached to the side of the bents with steel plates says tom.
This time i was jacking the porch roof up so i could install my final and last portion of half round gutter.