how to replace, install porch column, porch post. Easy! Home Mender.

Cool. Just what I needed to see. Thanks.

Your videos for porch post and fence post removal and replacement helped me tremendously. And I’ll be building fence gates based on your fence gate video, too. Thank you very much!

I love the way you explain yourself you a great teacher!!!

Thanks! We have a starter home we are trying to sell and our porch columns are basic square nothing fancy and just wanted a simple video to show how we could replace them ourselves. Thanks for the good video!

You made it look so easy, I wish mine were that small! I have to replace mine now, but they run all the way up the 2 stories of my home

THANK YOU!!

And did! The need to cut off the excess is what intimidates me. Not even the need to have the support for the replacement because it's load bearing but I'm going to do it!

always a thumbs up from me

Great video and thank you! What adhesive did you use on the concrete?

Hey Dustin, I just subscribed !thanks for making this video now I am more motivated and confident that I can do this. I'm living paycheck-to-paycheck now and can't always afford to pay someone. This is one of the many projects I'm going to have to tackle around my home and the column I'm replacing has a gutter on it as well it also sits on a concrete slab. I have a 4 foot overhang and am thinking about using 4x4 clear fir posts. My porch is about 16 ft. wide, right now there are 7 columns similar to the ones in your video. Would 4 posts be enough ?

Great video, you made it look very simple, but I do have a question: If you were moving the post over from it's original position, what would you use to fill in the holes at the top where the post used to be? Thank you in advance for your time and effort. Sincerely, Pete

Great video

Thanks, my porch post is probably closer to 4 feet but it’s thinner, do you think I should it still bearing weight

I've watched about 8 videos on replacing porch posts and yours is more entertaining and easier to understand. Question: My porch overhang is about 5 or 6 feet, so it's load bearing. Should I use a Simpson Strong tie 4X4 post base galvanized that's raised 1 inch off ground and adjustable, then drill a 5/8" concrete anchor in the center of the post base like they recommend? My post needs lateral force support because it's load bearing and is probably builder's code anyway right?

Do you know where to get or what kind of aluminum plates you used or reused in this video? I can't find anything but load bearing and they are pretty costly. Didn't see them listed in the info.

Question Mr. Luby, how would I anchor 10 foot posts with vinyl sleeves to hold up the overhang on my porch. Would I shoot nails through the vinyl and 4x4, or would the weight of the overhang be enough to keep the post in place? I thought about taking a pocket hole jig and placing a screw through the vinyl and 4x4, but I don't want to damage the vinyl. How can I make the post secure and strong without damaging vinyl?

Did you connect the base to the concrete at all or is it just sitting there? Did it not need to be connected because it’s not load bearing?

I wish I were a craftsman, .... instead of the butcher that I really am!!

Have to do the same exact thing for a customer. How much would you charge for a service like this? Thanks

Nice video, wish you had load bearing just to see the jack installation. FYI, you keep saying the post doesn't have any "tension on it", what you really mean is you want the post to have some "compression", so you installed the shim at the top to put some compression on the post. Just wanted to comment on that.