How Do You Brace A Front Porch To Replace Columns?
Replacing damaged or rotted support columns on your porch is hard enough work without having to wonder if the roof is going to collapse on you. Don’t take chances. By properly supporting the porch roof with temporary but reliable bracing, you can go about your project without worry. The bracing will take an afternoon, and give you as many stress-free working days as you need. Measure the height from the ground to the eaves under your porch. Then measure on the ground out in front of the porch from one corner, taking the tape measure to half of whatever the height of your eaves was. Put a stake there in the grass. Repeat from the other end of the porch. Measure between the two stakes. If the length is 10 feet or less, measure out from the center of the length, using the same number as before, and put a stake there. If the span is more than 10 feet but less than 15 feet, divide the length by three and put two evenly spaced stakes at the division lines. If you have an extremely long porch
