Raising the roof

[Dr Stan]

(05-22-2017, 02:56 PM)TomG Wrote: An ambitious project Stan.

Can you raise one eve at a time the full amount? That would save disturbing the roof.

Tom

Today I finally understood what you mean.  If I use a pair of hi-lift jacks such as this:  


I should be able to raise 16ft of one side of the roof at a time.  I'm thinking of raising one side 12" switch to the opposite side and go to 24" rinse, repeat until both sides have been lifted 4ft.  I'm leery of doing the whole roof at once as it would be a very large object to control.

I would also strip the roofing & the sheeting off the portion being lifted and install 2 X 4's horizontally to keep the trusses at 24" centers and to reduce the wiggle factor.

Has anyone out there tried this method?  I'm sure open to ideas & comments.

Thanks,

Stan