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  1. J

    Porch roof sagging/rotted wood in a bad spot.

    I supported all the posts and replaced them first. Then I pried up the ends of the decking boards and pulled the nails-some I had to cut with a sawzall. Snuck new boards in. Finished corner-ended up using some old brackets I had lying around, ahd to cut the mortar tabs off of them...
  2. J

    Need pics/description of crawlspace to basement conversion.

    Yeah my thoughts exactly, seems like a whole lot of unnecessary work. The good thing about it is there is enough room to build another home on an adjacent lot. Decisions, decisions.
  3. J

    Need pics/description of crawlspace to basement conversion.

    I recently found a nice piece of property in the country with a double wide trailer on it. I'm not sure if I want to build a house on the property where the double wide sits,( most likely 5 years from now) or just add on to it, but in the meantime I need to do some repairs on the doublewide so...
  4. J

    Porch roof sagging/rotted wood in a bad spot.

    I spell bad when in a hurry, lol. Update for what it's worth. I bought some adjustable jack posts and used a 12 ton bottle jack from my shop press to jack up a 4x4 to raise the overhang about 1", snuck out the old 4x4 and replaced the 4x4 post using those galvanized brackets, replaced all the...
  5. J

    Porch roof sagging/rotted wood in a bad spot.

    Yeah, I had in mind to drop the soil level and cover the soil near the porch with plastic and much over that so the rain don't splash mus all over the porch.
  6. J

    Porch roof sagging/rotted wood in a bad spot.

    Thanks for the reply Nealtw. Now my Wife says she wants the porch floor to be concrete that way we won't have to worry about rotting wood ever. Looks like I'm gonna have to hire a pro because I know nothing about concrete and don't have the time to learn. I am thinking the price will be at...
  7. J

    Porch roof sagging/rotted wood in a bad spot.

    Update. I dug down and found out that at least there is a poured footer that the brick rests on, and I took a level to the top of the brick and it's level so the sag is only coming from the rotting wood..whew...good news. My plans are to secure the overhang with 2x8's and rebuild the entire...
  8. J

    Porch roof sagging/rotted wood in a bad spot.

    Okay, I think the pics will be self explanatory but I will leave a brief description of the issue here. I noticed that the short gutter on my porch overhand was running over badly during hard rains so I adjusted the gutter as high as possible to try to get it to drain back to the longer...
  9. J

    Hello from Georgia.

    Hi, I am from North Georgia, and I look forward to spending time here as I enjoy carpentry and home improvement work. I am currently having an issue with my front porch overhang sagging and need some expert advice on repairs. I will post pics and description of my problem in the...
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