Drill holes in angle iron to keep the rafter from buckling again you will need to secure it with a piece of 1 2 inch angle iron.
How to jack a garage roof.
Each side of the iron should be four inches wide with the entire piece being at least two feet long.
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If you need to lift the walls again the gap will stay covered.
Finally fill in the outside of the wall with tapered pieces of sheathing and siding.
This jack has a maximum extension around 8 inches and it is about 20.
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This is a short video only describing some of the bracing involved to prepare the garage to be moved.
For the jacking i used a pittsburgh 4 ton hydraulic bottle jack.
Returning the two broken rafter pieces to the original position can be done using an l bracket but jacks may be necessary to lift the pieces until they are flush.
Bottle jacks are available in a variety of shapes.
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The first step is to always check the beams so that you can determine their condition.
Next assuming that there are no further problems with your timber beams you need to measure the length of the beam.
A broken rafter can be especially difficult to repair especially from underneath the roof.
Move the jack in increments of one inch to allow for the roof to be able to move with it without cracking.
Get to the jacking of the porch roof already jack.
Below the top of the foundation wall.