Building A Deck Over A Cement Porch
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Building a deck over a cement porch. How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1. The material should be pretty obvious wood. To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system. Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling. Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s. If you have a concrete slab that is in good shape it is very e. Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
Or you can use the slab as the base of the deck and use wood as the top of this deck. A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking. In this video i am going to show you how to build a deck right over an existing concrete slab. Set up a sleeper system.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio. 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. Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop. My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
And plenty of it. Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw. In our case we just had an old. In this guide we ll provide you with basic instructions to help install a composite deck over concrete.
This part is relatively easy. Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit. They will run perpendicular to the decking material. Plan the layout of your sleepers.
When you go buy your. Within a day our. Drill holes through each counterbore. One is to demolish your concrete patio completely and then build a wooden one as the replacement of concrete base.
For a good conditioned concrete base building a raised deck is easy.