Help - Mounting Porch Cross Beam

Probably a dumb question, but it's my first exterior alteration and I don't think I even know the right vocabulary to google... I'd like to mount a 10' 4x4 beam between two existing porch supports for hanging plants, a sun screen, etc. Would it be as easy as just bolting in a couple diagonal braces at the ends? Would that destabilize anything or am I just overthinking things? submitted by /u/Individual_Ad1850 [link] [comments]

May 2, 2025 - 03:29
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Probably a dumb question, but it's my first exterior alteration and I don't think I even know the right vocabulary to google...

I'd like to mount a 10' 4x4 beam between two existing porch supports for hanging plants, a sun screen, etc.

Would it be as easy as just bolting in a couple diagonal braces at the ends? Would that destabilize anything or am I just overthinking things?

submitted by /u/Individual_Ad1850
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