Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
Building deck on concrete porch.
This part is relatively easy.
Check out our deck footing frost map to help you understand how deep your footings will need to be excavated.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
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.
Solve the water problems.
And plenty of it.
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.
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.
Steps to build a raised deck over a concrete patio plan a layout.
Pre drill holes for your concrete screws.
At first you have to plan a layout.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Depending on the condition of your concrete structure you may need to level the surface before setting up your sleeper system.
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.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Within a day our.
In our case we just had an old.
Most of the time the patio corner had settled by many years.
When you go buy your.
My brother and i only got halfway done with what i had hoped to accomplish yesterday but we learned a lot along the way.
Mark the location of the sleeper on the concrete patio.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
First you have to attach.
We will teach you how to determine the code compliant size of your footings based on the soil type and tributary loads.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
Learn everything you need to know about installing concrete footings to support your deck.