If the deck doubles as a porch it needs to be able to support no more than 80 psf.
How to brace a porch roof.
You will need to make sure that each of the posts is plumb.
This will hold the weight of the porch roof while replacing the beam.
Many wooden front porches are connected to the wall of the house at the roof line so if the porch will retain its original roof brace the roof.
Adding a roof to a mobile home porch is easy to do and can be done with scrap wood.
With the first porch roof support in position you can then continue to work along the porch.
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Just wondering how deep the stake would need to be to not move clay and loam type soil not sandy.
Move the braces into place on top of the bottle jacks image 3 then raise them till they support the roof.
Most deck roofs require separate footings from the deck to support the weight of the roof throughout the seasons.
By properly supporting the porch roof with temporary but reliable bracing you can go about your project without worry.
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.
Continue installing porch roof supports.
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A bottle jack is a small hydraulic that uses a long handle to raise and lower support braces.
In the example d calculates to 7 75.
I want to support the porch roof just a roof no live load with 2x material attached to a stake maybe 6 back from the porch.
You can repeat the same process using a different breadth if you want a beam that is wider or thinner than 6 inches.
The porch roof is about 10 above grade so the bracing would be greater than 45 closer to 60.
Brace the existing porch roof if necessary.
If the post is not going to be perfectly level use a pry bar on one corner and shim the post before you secure it into position.
Porch decks also require larger footings than deck footings.