Step-by-Step Pictures and Instructions To Repair a Load-Bearing Post

By Bruce Clark
Here's how to fix rotting support posts, undersized support beams and sinking post footings. Read an overview of how to repair a load-bearing post.
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14. Join the support beam and wood post by toenailing them together and attaching two metal T-braces to opposite sides of the beam with galvanized 10d box nails.
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By jayanit, on 06/30/2009

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