We had a cherry tree land on our back porch. The side joist was pretty smashed but it seamed to be the only substantial damage to the entire structure.
We had a service come and remove the tree.
So now we needed to fix the broken roof joist.
Here’s Spencer’s dad helping by removing the old joist:
Already better without the broken joist pulling the roof ceiling boards down.
The roof boards looked to be in pretty good shape and the tar felt was only slightly ripped. Since this was a porch, we decided to go with the simple solution: just replace the end joists that were broken and glue the deck board back together. We were very lucky: the shingles were undamaged as well.
They go to work cutting a new end joist from pressure treated wood.
A birds mouth cut just like the old joist.
Using a framing square and hand saw:
Now, they just needed to make a duplicate cut in the second joist.
The joist hanger was already in place from the original.
Sliding the first joist in place:
Knocking it in. The birds mouth cut rests on the bottom wall of the porch:
Sliding the second joist in was a tight fit:
Securing the joists with nails:
We glued the cracked roof deck board back together, supported it with a temporary board, and reattached the screen (which was also somehow undamaged).
After it was dry, we removed the board & stained the joists to match the house. So far, no leaks!
In case you missed it, here’s the post about the cherry tree that landed on the back porch and the professionals that removed the tree.