How To Repair A Sagging Porch Floor

This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house.

How to repair a sagging porch floor.

I guesstimate my deck is sloping a few inches over 12. Depending upon the conditions it is possible to strengthen or repair existing framing members such as floor joists or roof rafters by adding reinforcing material sandwiching the member on either side with plywood is sometimes worthwhile but the plywood must be installed correctly for greatest strength. When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring. So i found myself having to jack up one corner of our front side porch roof.

Water from a leak flooding or waterproofing problems can rot subfloors floors and damage joists. Repairs will involved drying out the wet area getting. This time i was jacking the porch roof up so i could install my final and last portion of half round gutter. Here s the final product.

This will protect the original porch wood and support the temporary beam. Fix the sagging deck the game plan. If the porch is deeper than 8 use a slope closer to 1 8 per foot to avoid a pronounced slant if the porch floor isn t tongue and groove allow at least between new or replacement boards as you lay them to. A wood porch floor can rot and deteriorate over time due to exposure to the elements.

Sagging porch lines are common on older homes. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too. You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. Join two sections of 2x6 for the temporary beam.

You may remember my postings last year on. Depending on exactly what needs to be repaired and the scale of the damage the cost to fix a floor sagging from water damage can cost between 2 000 and 6 000. Over time old school wooden pier style supports rot out or sink giving. Start by fastening temporary wood blocks to the rafter tails image 1.

With the sections joined sister the two to create a 20 foot length image 2 which will span the porch. Thre ways to fix a sagging or sloping floor. This causes floors to sag. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor.

This is typically a result of poor foundation work or no foundation at all. Replacing rotten porch flooring with new flooring. Total this job cost my brother 150 200 where a pro would easily have charged 800 1000. Decking with gaps doesn t require the watershed angle.

I ll admit this is probably not the job for a first time do it yourselfer but folks with a little experience and confidence can easily repair the sagging floors in their homes.