Part 4 critter proofing and installing the porch boards.
Laying wood over concrete porch.
Install plugs into the counterbored holes using hot melt glue.
Part 3 more front porch progress.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
Conceal each anchor in decking with a plug cut from a composite decking board.
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.
It s a fairly simple project and the cost is reasonable 3 to 6 per sq.
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The new wood porch floor is finished.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
Attach the wood composite decking to the top of the concrete stoop using the same masonry anchors.
Part 2 wood front porch progress.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
The space between the concrete and the decking material is essential because it allows for air circulation and water drainage to occur thus.
Completely demolish the concrete porch and build a 100 wooden one in its place or use the concrete as a base and just add wood on top of it.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
Within a day our.
Part 5 finished front porch floor wood front porch built over existing concrete porch.
Ft but expect a weekend or two of hard labor.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
For complete step by step instructions see how to cover a concrete patio with pavers.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
A sleeper system is a substructure comprising joists that sit between a solid surface such as concrete and the decking.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
Trim the plugs flush with a sharp chisel.
Cover the patio with a thin layer of sand lay pavers over it and the results look like a standard paver patio.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
Plus you can install fiberon decking easily over a patio or on a rooftop space on a sleeper system.
Sweep decking clean of all debris.