When you go buy your.
Wood deck on concrete slab.
May cost the most but has the longest lifespan.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
Most popular and looks natural but also demands the most maintenance.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Most prevalent but also plain.
You could use deck blocks traditional concrete footings or the titan deck foot anchor.
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.
And plenty of it.
To cover the ends of the sleepers install deck fascia board.
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.
Made to look like wood but can cost more.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
If you remove the existing patio or concrete slab you will have an added 5 to build your deck.
But first let s discuss each of the possible building options.
Within a day our concrete slab went from drab to fab.
In our case we just had an old.
How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
Costs as much as composite but lasts longer with less upkeep.
This part is relatively easy.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
Installing a multi color deck over concrete.
There are three common foundations if you choose to build a wooden deck.