But first let s discuss each of the possible building options.
Building a wood deck on a concrete slab.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
You can build a raised deck over concrete base in two ways.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
Instead consider covering your aging concrete patio with decking.
For a good conditioned concrete base building a raised deck is easy.
Within a day our.
In this guide we ll provide you with basic instructions to help install a composite deck over concrete.
Or you can use the slab as the base of the deck and use wood as the top of this deck.
Set up a sleeper system.
One is to demolish your concrete patio completely and then build a wooden one as the replacement of concrete base.
In our case we just had an old.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
When you go buy your.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
An old cracked partially sunken concrete patio can be an eyesore if not a safety hazard.
There are three common foundations if you choose to build a wooden deck.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
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.
This part is relatively easy.
The added 5 makes building a wood deck possible if you do it right along with a little bit of additional work.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
If you remove the existing patio or concrete slab you will have an added 5 to build your deck.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.