Plan the layout of your sleepers.
Build wood deck over concrete patio.
How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
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Evaluate the concrete s condition cracks and craters with minimal growth may still be covered without issue but be.
Most of the time the patio corner had settled by many years.
Solve the water problems.
At first you have to plan a layout.
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My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
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.
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.
Lay the joists across the concrete perpendicular to the house wall at 16 inches on center.
Level the joists using the shim stock.
Steps to build a raised deck over a concrete patio plan a layout.
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.
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.
Mark the location of the sleeper on the concrete patio.
3 tips for building a deck over concrete 1.
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Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
Installing a multi color deck over concrete if you re installing two different colors of boards for your deck then you can screw the accent color boards into place temporarily to act as guides for the primary color boards.
For this reason rainwater can.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
To cover the ends of the sleepers install deck fascia board.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
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.