Raising the Roof...Literally 6"
These wood beams were holding up the trusses because of the serious leaks in the roof. We thought we may have to get a new steel beam to support the entirety of the trusses or replace some of the them (which would be hard to find). My contractor suggested a flitch method, so over the last 3 weeks we hydraulically lifted the ceiling 6 inches. When the trusses were flush with the others they were flitched together with steel. Today the metal beams came out and the whole room is