Attach the wood composite decking to the top of the concrete stoop using the same masonry anchors.
Installing wood over concrete porch.
Conceal each anchor in decking with a plug cut from a composite decking board.
Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel.
Part 5 finished front porch floor wood front porch built over existing concrete porch.
When we reached the end of the deck we removed the center divider board and cut it to final length.
Part 2 wood front porch progress.
Sweep decking clean of all debris.
Part 4 critter proofing and installing the porch boards.
Install plugs into the counterbored holes using hot melt glue.
Gravel sand dirt and concrete pavers are not suitable materials upon which to install the sleepers and decking because the sleepers are not sturdy enough to span gaps as with a normal raised deck.
The space between the concrete and the decking material is essential because it allows for air circulation and water drainage to occur thus.
Also be absolutely sure that the concrete doesn t get damp because of exterior water problems.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
The old patio s surface must be solid and reasonably flat.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
Part 3 more front porch progress.
Installing deck boards over sleepers is just like installing them over standard deck framing.
If you have a concrete slab that is in good shape it is very e.
Trim the plugs flush with a sharp chisel.
The new wood porch floor is finished.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
Since our concrete was in good condition and would offer a solid base we decided to keep it and just cover it all with wood.
In this video i am going to show you how to build a deck right over an existing concrete slab.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
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.
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We began with the darker accent boards screwing them into place temporarily to act as guides for the field boards.
Install the sleepers directly on the concrete.