The material should be pretty obvious wood.
Deck over concrete porch.
How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Covered the porch useing your method but extended it across the front of the house.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
And plenty of it.
Ripping up concrete and building a deck seemed like a daunting and expensive task so when we saw newtechwood deck a floor we thought it would be absolutely perfect for our space.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
The concrete gets cracked stained and pitted and the owners want to cover it with something nice without busting up all the old concrete.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
This part is relatively easy.
Over the 70 years since the concrete porch was poured the porch has moved and sunk a bit on the left side towards the front door and is no longer level.
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Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
When you go buy your.
Plan the layout of your sleepers.
If you have a concrete patio you want to transform into a more beautiful and impactful outdoor space capped composite is not only a great choice but it s pretty easy to pull off.
Protect against water damage ground level floating decks are particularly susceptible to moisture build up so.
This situation is common in many pool patio and porch designs.
3 tips for building a deck over concrete 1.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Unfortunately traditional long length decking boards don t perform very well over concrete.
Built stringers for stairs matching existing stair run and used them to anchor stair treads.
If you follow the white trim board at the bottom it s pretty obvious how unlevel the porch is.
Did a similar project with my son in law.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
In our case we just had an old.
He had a small concrete porch with six concrete stairs.
Evaluate the concrete s condition cracks and craters with minimal growth may still be covered without issue but be.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
All cracked and spalling.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.