Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
Wood deck over concrete front porch.
While a cement porch is obviously rock solid and virtually maintenance free it s not homey attractive or inviting.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
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.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
When you go buy your.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
And plenty of it.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
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.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
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.
Drill holes through each counterbore.