This situation is common in many pool patio and porch designs.
Deck over concrete porch.
3 tips for building a deck over concrete 1.
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Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
If you follow the white trim board at the bottom it s pretty obvious how unlevel the porch is.
All cracked and spalling.
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.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
The concrete gets cracked stained and pitted and the owners want to cover it with something nice without busting up all the old concrete.
Did a similar project with my son in law.
And plenty of it.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
When you go buy your.
Evaluate the concrete s condition cracks and craters with minimal growth may still be covered without issue but be.
He had a small concrete porch with six concrete stairs.
In our case we just had an old.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
Drill holes through each counterbore.
Plan the layout of your sleepers.
Covered the porch useing your method but extended it across the front of the house.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
Built stringers for stairs matching existing stair run and used them to anchor stair treads.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
This part is relatively easy.
Sunk posts for support and attached railings.
Protect against water damage ground level floating decks are particularly susceptible to moisture build up so.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
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.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
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.