Place the jack back underneath the beam but this time under the iron piece.
How to line a garage roof.
Cut two rafters with a circular saw to the pitch of the addition roof and nail them across the rafters on the old roof.
If you have a flat garage roof and an attic above you can install the garage insulation from below using a standard ladder.
If the line does not continually follow the bottom of the beam and the bottom of the beam is below the line the beam is sagging.
They form an upside down v with the point at the top of the addition roof.
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Check the ceiling for sagging by attaching a string on one end of the beam and run it along the bottom edge of the beam.
The first step is to the basement first.
In either case you will need to follow the general steps below to insulate your garage roof.
In this episode of how to build a garage we wrap up wall framing with the front garage door header and move right on to overhangs.
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This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more.
A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.
Drive the remaining carriage bolts into the two by six rafter and tighten them all up.
Remove the jack quickly and set the iron onto the entire beam.
However if you have a cathedral style garage roof you will need a scaffolding to get into the upper areas of the roof.
Then lower the jack down a little at a time so that the metal can take the weight of the roof.
Pry the shingle from the roof.