And plenty of it.
Wood deck over concrete front porch.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
If you have an old concrete patio that looks dingy and old you are probably considering adding a new wood deck over the top of your old concrete porch.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
Like every other front porch in our housing development and come to think of it every front porch on every house or apartment we ve ever lived in it s made of cement okay technically concrete but whatever.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
In our case we just had an old.
When you go buy your.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
While a cement porch is obviously rock solid and virtually maintenance free it s not homey attractive or inviting.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.