Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Wood deck over concrete front porch.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
When you go buy your.
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.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
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.
While a cement porch is obviously rock solid and virtually maintenance free it s not homey attractive or inviting.
And plenty of it.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Drill holes through each counterbore.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
This part is relatively easy.