Replacing Roof Beams

The exposed beams should be repaired or replaced.

Replacing roof beams.

Replacing a dry rotted beam is not a difficult task if you follow the tried and true methods listed below. This will protect the original porch. Start by fastening temporary wood blocks to the rafter tails image 1. How to repair a sagging support beam step 1.

The next step is to. With the old beam uncovered the temporary beam can be placed on the braces you ve made images 1 and 2. Wood beams are used to support a bearing load from a roof or second floor. Depending on the extent of the.

Use your tape measure to record the distance of both rafter legs. Use a circular saw to cut two sets of new rafters from the same size wood by the same dimensions. Along the top toe nail the beam to each ceiling joists. This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system.

Watch the support beam jack stud posts and floor for signs of stress as the beam begins to carry the full load of the ceiling above. Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi. The roof is not going to collapse nor is the house going to fall down. You can now remove the temporary support wall.

Repeat the process for the joist beneath your old roof rafter. At the ends use metal hurricane straps to connect the beam to the jack studs.