Mark the location of the sleeper on the concrete patio.
Build wood deck over concrete patio.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
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.
At first you have to plan a layout.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Solve the water problems.
The dappled sunlight created by the overhead latticework creates a cool relaxing environment perfect for backyard entertaining like standing in the shade of a tree on a hot summer day.
3 tips for building a deck over concrete 1.
Build a vine covered pergola in your backyard to shade a stone patio or wood deck using wood beams and lattice set on precast classical style columns.
Make sure to support the joists with shims every 12 inches because the ripped down material has diminished structural strength and cannot span much distance.
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Evaluate the concrete s condition cracks and craters with minimal growth may still be covered without issue but be.
Lay the joists across the concrete perpendicular to the house wall at 16 inches on center.
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Level the joists using the shim stock.
Most of the time the patio corner had settled by many years.
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To cover the ends of the sleepers install deck fascia board.
Protect against water damage ground level floating decks are particularly susceptible to moisture build up so.
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Plan the layout of your sleepers.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
Completely demolish the concrete porch and build a 100 wooden one in its place or use the concrete as a base and just add wood on top of it.
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.
How to build a wood deck over a concrete patio step 1.
Steps to build a raised deck over a concrete patio plan a layout.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
For this reason rainwater can.
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