They are not load-bearing, at least not for the house itself, just decorative. However, it looks like the roof/eaves are slightly extended where they are, and in that case, they might support the extended part.
Yes, that's correct! The eave is about 40 cm longer there. But considering that the roof trusses rest on the outer wall, they should handle an overhang of about 1 meter without issue, I think! Or?
Yes, if they are original rafters that extend all the way out, and they are not too flimsy, then it should probably hold. But one meter is quite a considerable extension. Lay a beam freely one meter out and you can check for yourself how much it flexes.
1. Measure before you do anything so you know if it’s sinking
2. Unload with a support that you can release little by little
3. Remove a post
4. Remove support
5. Measure
6. Repeat
/ATW
ps when I look at the picture, the posts do seem a bit load-bearing... ds
I would also guess "bearing", at least for the protruding part of the roof. Why else would you bother with columns?
ATW's advice is excellent if you don't know whether something is bearing or not. If you don't have access to a stamp, maybe you can use a sturdy beam and a trusty scissor jack instead.
Maybe instead they help to prevent the roof from blowing off in winter storms, i.e., have the opposite effect.
It can be a good wind catch in such a large eave.
What do the fastenings at the top and bottom look like?
With the distance between the pillars and the flimsy rule on top, I have a hard time seeing that it could be supportive to any great extent; it doesn't take much to break the rule in the middle. I wouldn't be surprised if the rule is additionally spliced right on top of the middle post. Could that be the case, Lanson?
How far is it between the posts?
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