Jacking Up A Barn Roof

Stage 1 step 1 jacking up the first section of roof.

Jacking up a barn roof. 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. We started where the roof showed the least amount of damage. Placing the bottom part of the first brace using a 2x6 and a floor jack we gently pushed a small section if the roof into level. Once you have established how much the roof sag needs to be jacked up lay a 2x4 plate across the ceiling joists and nail directly under the ridge of the roof.

First perform step 2 except keep the string under your beam and off to the side a bit to make room for some framing. Place the jack back underneath the beam but this time under the iron piece. 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. The smaller beams rest on top of the large front to back beams.

The small beams are attached to the side of the bents with steel plates says tom. Then lower the jack down a little at a time so that the metal can take the weight of the roof. Drive the remaining carriage bolts into the two by six rafter and tighten them all up. Measurements for materials were taken this way because of wooden blocks already attached to rafters.

Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall. This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house. Remove the jack quickly and set the iron onto the entire beam. Now add collar ties from one side of the rafter to the other.

With the large beams in place workers cut five holes in the side of the barn and slid in five smaller beams one next to each bent the transverse supports inside the barn. You may remember my postings last year on.