Temporarily support the porch roof on either side of the rotted post with a hydraulic jack and a long 2x4 post.
Fix front porch roof.
Here s what to do.
How to repair my porch roof.
Draw a line around the column about 2 inches above the rotted area and install a temporary brace under the deck porch.
In this video ask this old house general contractor tom silva shows how to permanently patch a decaying porch post.
Take out as much as necessary.
While water dripping off the edge of the porch roof may not be considered a leak it causes water to fall into unwanted areas.
Well it turns out that fixing the sagging roof issue on my front porch was way easier than i had thought it would be.
Use a brush or spray bottle to coat.
This is how it looked just a few days ago.
I thought it was going to be some semi major construction removing the existing sagging beam and replacing it.
The sag wasn t horrible but it was definitely noticeable and it bugged the heck out of me every time i looked at it.
Using a chisel and hammer or a saws all chip out the damaged wood below that mark.
To remedy the problem install gutters on the edges of the roof and direct the water into drainage or canal.