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I tore out the floor boards,beams,and joists,so the roof was supported by the 4x4s from the ground. I did one bay at a time because I was concerned about the free standing columns. I already saw the one I replaced that had fallen out. There were bad spots in the floor and the framing was sketchy. The beams running out to the columns from the house had 1" x 2" ledgers nailed to them and the joists (running into the beams) were notched to rest on them. But,they were all around 1/4" shy with just a few nails holding them. I elected to not use joist hangers to keep it looking older. I ran Ledger Loks through the beam and into the joists. Not sure if that meets code but am sure it will do the trick. I know they are rated for high shear strength. The steps were held up using pieces of steel angle hung down from above. Pretty hokey. So I built something for the stringers to run into up underneath. You can see,I drove the Jimmy to work. Remember the Jimmy?