They are called sleepers because they rest on the concrete.
Building a deck over concrete front porch.
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.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
They run perpendicular to the actual deck boards and elevate the surface slightly allowing the decking to avoid contact with the ground.
Sleepers are apparently the name for the beams supporting the deck surface laid directly atop the concrete.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
To cover the ends of the sleepers install deck fascia board.
Drill holes through each counterbore.
Since our concrete was in good condition and would offer a solid base we decided to keep it and just cover it all with wood.
If you have a concrete slab that is in good shape it is very e.
In this video i am going to show you how to build a deck right over an existing concrete slab.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
You would then cover the sleepers with either deck boards or a high quality exterior plywood.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
One is to place sleepers or treated joists over the concrete slabs adjust the heights to account for the differences in the slabs to make them equal in height.
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