Conceal each anchor in decking with a plug cut from a composite decking board.
Installing wood over concrete porch.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
Part 4 critter proofing and installing the porch boards.
The old patio s surface must be solid and reasonably flat.
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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Installing deck boards over sleepers is just like installing them over standard deck framing.
Attach the wood composite decking to the top of the concrete stoop using the same masonry anchors.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
We began with the darker accent boards screwing them into place temporarily to act as guides for the field boards.
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.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
Part 5 finished front porch floor wood front porch built over existing concrete porch.
Part 3 more front porch progress.
Part 2 wood front porch progress.
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.
When we reached the end of the deck we removed the center divider board and cut it to final length.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
Trim the plugs flush with a sharp chisel.
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.
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 new wood porch floor is finished.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
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Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel.
In this video i am going to show you how to build a deck right over an existing concrete slab.
Install plugs into the counterbored holes using hot melt glue.
Install the sleepers directly on the concrete.
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.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.