There are three common foundations if you choose to build a wooden deck.
Building a wood deck on a concrete slab.
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Instead consider covering your aging concrete patio with decking.
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.
If you remove the existing patio or concrete slab you will have an added 5 to build your deck.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
An old cracked partially sunken concrete patio can be an eyesore if not a safety hazard.
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Set up a sleeper system.
For a good conditioned concrete base building a raised deck is easy.
Or you can use the slab as the base of the deck and use wood as the top of this deck.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
In our case we just had an old.
But first let s discuss each of the possible building options.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
Demolishing it and replacing it with new poured concrete is an economical but extremely labor intensive process.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
You can build a raised deck over concrete base in two ways.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
And plenty of it.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
The added 5 makes building a wood deck possible if you do it right along with a little bit of additional work.
This part is relatively easy.
In this guide we ll provide you with basic instructions to help install a composite deck over concrete.