Replacing Roof Beams

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.

Replacing roof beams.

This will protect the original porch. The exposed beams should be repaired or replaced. Use a circular saw to cut two sets of new rafters from the same size wood by the same dimensions. They can span as much as 20 feet and many times they can be doubled as decorative pieces.

With the old beam uncovered the temporary beam can be placed on the braces you ve made images 1 and 2. This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system. Replacing a dry rotted beam is not a difficult task if you follow the tried and true methods listed below. Use your tape measure to record the distance of both rafter legs.

Start by fastening temporary wood blocks to the rafter tails image 1. At the ends use metal hurricane straps to connect the beam to the jack studs. Along the top toe nail the beam to each ceiling joists. The roof is not going to collapse nor is the house going to fall down.

You can now remove the temporary support wall. Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi. Depending on the extent of the. Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface.

Wood beams are used to support a bearing load from a roof or second floor. Repeat the process for the joist beneath your old roof rafter.