The material should be pretty obvious wood.
Deck over concrete porch.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
Covered the porch useing your method but extended it across the front of the house.
All cracked and spalling.
If you follow the white trim board at the bottom it s pretty obvious how unlevel the porch is.
Enter capped composite decking the perfect material to upgrade your space by adding a gorgeous deck over concrete structures.
Did a similar project with my son in law.
Evaluate the concrete s condition cracks and craters with minimal growth may still be covered without issue but be.
And plenty of it.
When you go buy your.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
He had a small concrete porch with six concrete stairs.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
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 part is relatively easy.
In our case we just had an old.
Plan the layout of your sleepers.
Built stringers for stairs matching existing stair run and used them to anchor stair treads.
Drill holes through each counterbore.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
Unfortunately traditional long length decking boards don t perform very well over concrete.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
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.
The concrete gets cracked stained and pitted and the owners want to cover it with something nice without busting up all the old concrete.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
3 tips for building a deck over concrete 1.
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.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio my husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.