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Adjustable posts for my porch
I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported
by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
On Apr 29, 6:22*pm, wrote:
I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? Why do they need to be adjustable? |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
On Apr 29, 10:41*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:22*pm, wrote: I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? Why do they need to be adjustable? Since the porch is already in place, I have to load the posts. If I just cut posts to fit between the porch sill and the footing, it will be a loose fit. The adustable feature would allow me to put a compression load in the post. |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
On Apr 29, 6:22*pm, wrote:
I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? Why not just use more lally columns? ----------------------------------------------------------- Get free backup service using Drop Box Access your files from your smartphone or tablet Bonus space provided using this link: http://db.tt/RIONkfbZ |
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On Apr 30, 6:33*am, Limp Arbor wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:22*pm, wrote: I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? Why not just use more lally columns? ----------------------------------------------------------- Get free backup service using Drop Box Access your files from your smartphone or tablet Bonus space provided using this link:http://db.tt/RIONkfbZ Yep and if he doesn't like the look, one lally column cranked up a bit past to lift the beam a bit, insert post of choice, release lally column lowering beam back down for tight fit. That was my approach. I bought two of them back in the 70s and have used them in many different ways fort demporary support and such as I outlined above. Harry K |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
On Apr 30, 5:08*am, wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:41*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote: On Apr 29, 6:22*pm, wrote: I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? Why do they need to be adjustable? Since the porch is already in place, I have to load the posts. If I just cut posts to fit between the porch sill and the footing, it will be a loose fit. The adustable feature would allow me to put a compression load in the post. How about some photos of the situation? "Adjustability" is not the only way to assure that the new columns share the load. The existing structure could be jacked to allow installation the new columns. If the porch is already in place why the need to add more columns? Is the current system allowing the porch roof to sag? Google "jack posts" and take a look at the offerings. A DIY jack post could be made from a similar column as currently exists using a 1" bolt, nut and some bearing plates. cheers Bob |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
I think it is a good idea.
Use wood posts, with a steel cap on the bottom and a short steel bolt extending down. This makes it adjustable so you can load the columns as much as needed now and in the future, and protects the wood from moisture related rot. I saw these all over Germany, and thought they looked strange at first, then realized how practical they are. They look funny because you see a 6x6 post then a couple inches of 1 inch steel bolt on the bottom, but they're plenty strong. |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
On Apr 30, 8:08*am, wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:41*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote: On Apr 29, 6:22*pm, wrote: I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? Why do they need to be adjustable? Since the porch is already in place, I have to load the posts. If I just cut posts to fit between the porch sill and the footing, it will be a loose fit. The adustable feature would allow me to put a compression load in the post. Raise the existing porch roof, insert the fixed column of your choice, lower the roof. It's done all the time. Just be careful. |
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On 4/30/2012 1:14 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
.... Raise the existing porch roof, insert the fixed column of your choice, lower the roof. .... +1 We have a winnah... -- |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
On Apr 30, 2:05*pm, dpb wrote:
On 4/30/2012 1:14 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: ... Raise the existing porch roof, insert the fixed column of your choice, lower the roof. ... +1 We have a winnah... -- That's surely what I would do, and have done in the past. There are new hollow plastic columns that go around the actual load-bearing columns, so you could cover the jack post/lalley columns with the plastic covers and no one would be the wiser. |
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Adjustable posts for my porch
On Apr 29, 5:22*pm, wrote:
I have a 3 Season Porch 15' x 12' with a gable roof. It is supported by 3 lalley columns under the main carrying beam. I put in 3 more footings at the extreme corners and one in the middle for extra support. I'm looking for 3 good adjustble columns that are meant to be perminant. Anyone have any good sugestions? will a jack post work? you can wrap/cover with wood |
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