Using two inch by four inch studs build a frame for columns that stand from the porch floor to the soon to be built roof.
Hiw to attach porch roof to fiberglass column.
Brace the column frame in place using l brackets and concrete screws.
Measure from the porch beam to the jack and cut the 4 4 to just under this length.
First a temporary brace was installed to support the porch roof.
Since the wrought iron column on this ranch style house was rusty and had seen better days it was replaced with a low maintenance fiberglass one.
Position the post and use the jack to raise the porch beam slightly until the old column can be removed.
Position a jack directly under the porch beam next to the column.
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If you have a square porch you need support columns at the two corners farthest from the house.
Tom silva shows the proper way to install a structural and decorative column on a front porch.
Attach a short 2 x 6 board to the end of a 4 x 4 post.
One beautiful way to update your columns is to let them rest on a stone pedestals.
This look can easily be achieved by wrapping your columns in a faux stone veneer.