And plenty of it.
Building deck on concrete porch.
My brother and i only got halfway done with what i had hoped to accomplish yesterday but we learned a lot along the way.
Depending on the condition of your concrete structure you may need to level the surface before setting up your sleeper system.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Check out our deck footing frost map to help you understand how deep your footings will need to be excavated.
Within a day our.
First you have to attach.
Build a vine covered pergola in your backyard to shade a stone patio or wood deck using wood beams and lattice set on precast classical style columns.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
We will teach you how to determine the code compliant size of your footings based on the soil type and tributary loads.
Learn everything you need to know about installing concrete footings to support your deck.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
The big picture goal here is that i ll be covering my existing concrete front porch with wood so that i can stain it and it will look like a traditional wood front porch.
Most of the time the patio corner had settled by many years.
The dappled sunlight created by the overhead latticework creates a cool relaxing environment perfect for backyard entertaining like standing in the shade of a tree on a hot summer day.
In our case we just had an old.
Steps to build a raised deck over a concrete patio plan a layout.
This part is relatively easy.
Pre drill holes for your concrete screws.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
At first you have to plan a layout.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
When you go buy your.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
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.
Mark the location of the sleeper on the concrete patio.
Mark the sleeper locations on the patio before you start drilling remember to note the extra sleepers if you re adding stairs or railings to the deck area.
Solve the water problems.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.