Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
Building a deck over concrete porch.
If not opting for the interlocking deck tiles you ll need to place sleepers on both surfaces.
Another option of course is to remove the concrete entirely and rebuild the porch from the ground up.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
For this reason rainwater can.
How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
And plenty of it.
At first you have to plan a layout.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
This part is relatively easy.
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.
You could only do this if there is sufficient space between the existing slab and your door otherwise the flooring would prevent the door from opening.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
You would then place your wood porch flooring over the sleepers.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Most of the time the patio corner had settled by many years.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
Installing a multi color deck over concrete.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
Solve the water problems.
In our case we just had an old.
If you re installing two different colors of boards for your deck then you can screw the accent color boards into place temporarily to act as guides for the primary color boards.
Mark the location of the sleeper on the concrete patio.
Within a day our.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
A floating composite deck.
To cover the ends of the sleepers install deck fascia board.
Plan the layout of your sleepers.
When you go buy your.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.