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