How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
Diy wood over concrete porch.
The deck was in.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
The remaining steps were all pretty simple if a bit time consuming.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
My old ugly original concrete porch has now been covered over with a gorgeous wood porch that adds so much character to the front of my house.
Plan the layout of your sleepers.
And i am absolutely thrilled with how it turned out.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
My front porch floor is finished.
First i washed the deck with some wood deck cleaner just to remove any leftover residue from processing.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Drill holes through each counterbore.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
I finished off the deck surface with a trim of 2 4 s to cover the ends of the sleepers and that was it.
Have an ugly concrete step and porch.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Part 1 covering an existing concrete porch with wood.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
The two most common wood flooring choices for porches are 5 4 treated decking and traditional tongue and groove floorboards.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
If you missed the previous posts about this project you can click the links below to read the details.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
I have already had tons of questions about our new steps since revealing our farmhouse front porch makeover a few weeks ago so i decided it was time to give a few more details on the project.