Posted 4/26/2011 21:49 (#1746863 - in reply to #1746606) Subject: Re: rainy day projects engineering help needed
C IL
I'm thinkin' a 2x6 prop under the 2x12 headers would be good. So far, it appears that only the strength of your bolts is holding that up. If you nail a two by vertically under the header down to the floor (to the post), the two by will have to crush in order for the header to come down.