Rebuilding a Porch Roof and Columns in Byrd Park

We recently completed rebuilding a porch roof and making column repairs on rosewood Avenue in Byrd Park.

First: the before photos

Once we get into demo, we can really see what's going on with this rot! 

Down it comes.

The columns were in need of more repair than we anticipated. Our shop is well equipped and our crew well skilled enough to handle this task,

After the repairs, we put them back up and braced them with 2x4's to be able to set the framing elements.

2x12 box beam

Cody and Jerrett started setting the 2x8 rafters.

We used fir to wrap the box beam.

Roof sheathing

2x10 Ceiling Joists.

Bead board roof back-primed primed and installed. We reinstalled the old railing.

3101 E Broad St. Continued

Work continues on 3101 E Broad St. (See the first post here)

Siding on the West Side of the house has been completed. We're using 1/2" yellow pine.

The next phase of this project is to repair the porch on the East side of the house, which involved some jacking.

 In the process of exploratory demolition, we discovered severe rot and boring holes in the box beam of the porch, so Dr. Chris Koenig and his Assistants Sean and Nick went to work.

We replaced the former box beam with an LVL for a long-term solution.

We replaced several deck boards, including having to mill some tongue-and-groove decking to make it fit in the existing spots.

We got bottom 1x on new beam, got 3 new posts set, removed temporary ledger and shoring jacks. We also replaced all of the posts (4x4).

We are currently repairing these column bases.

And all of the fascia board and other trim elements on the box beam that we replaced are in place.

And the work continues...