Replacing Porch Post

Looks really nice on your house. A stand out feature. Thanks for the video.

You should have supported the end of the post when you cut it. It did not lay flat on the saw base. Cut was not normal to the post vertical vector. That would create pressure concentration line at bottom of soffit. 2-3' Pipe placed over wrench handle would have given you a longer moment arm (cheater bar) and made for much easier screwing of the jack.

they make metal plates for bottom to keep wood off concrete to protect from water. use concrete stud to anchor plates to porch.. .water will soften wood, porch roof will slowly come down.

I bet the inside face of that new post was a mess after that hammer gave it a beating. Could have used a wood block to protect face? These appear to be "appearance" grade beams. Just sayin..

Nice work!

Nice work. You can also use a bottle jack or floor jack and a 2 2x4 screwed together or a chunk of 4x4 if you have one. Just make sure they are good shape (don't leak down) before you use it. Especially if you are doing them one at a time. Moving into a new place and will be doing this again soon. I was planning to use a galvanized shoe that bolts on the concrete that you bolt. Then you screw the post of the shoe and cover with trim. That way the trim at the bottom is sacrificial and your post won't move or wick water from the bottom.

Now I know the struggle is universal

Thank you for this video jist what I was looking for.

Use your old post as your measurement.😉

Awesome 👏🏼

Good job brotha

Is there anything that I can use for the top to secure it?

I replaced my front posts with a 2 and 1/2 ton floor jack and a 2x4. You only have to raise it maybe 1/2 inch or less.

Good video

Camera quality is elite. 😳😳 what’s the camera ?

Didn't that have any with a crank?

Why wouldn"tl you measure the post you took out? or lay it on top of the new post and scribe a line and cut it there? Just wondering cause how you looked at the tape from below you may not have signted the right masurement. Great video, I need one of those poles to repace two columns. Thank You for sharing.

If that is the Tiger brand at Home Dept, you just doubled your money as they are almost $140😂

Looks like that post jack tool is really hard to use and might be easier to use a bottle jack.

Lol Mr. Persuader!