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Build deck on concrete porch.
This deck a floor system is so neat.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
If you have a concrete slab that is in good shape it is very e.
The 3 4 5 rule for how to build a deck use the 3 4 5 rule which is actually an algebraic equation a squared b squared c squared when squaring a single corner of a porch or deck.
To ensure your boards are 90 degrees to each other make a mark at 3 feet on one board from the end and mark the other at 4 feet from the same point.
In this video i am going to show you how to build a deck right over an existing concrete slab.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
Did a similar project with my son in law.
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Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
To cover the ends of the sleepers install deck fascia board.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
One by one board by board it starts to come together.
All cracked and spalling.
He had a small concrete porch with six concrete stairs.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
And plenty of it.
Sunk posts for support and attached railings.
Installing a multi color deck over concrete 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.
Built stringers for stairs matching existing stair run and used them to anchor stair treads.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
On top of the grids you place the clip in accessories according to the instructions.
Covered the porch useing your method but extended it across the front of the house.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
It is like putting a puzzle together.
This part is relatively easy.
Then the deck flooring boards literally snap into place on the clip in accessories.