There are three common foundations if you choose to build a wooden deck.
Can you build a wood deck over a concrete porch.
Drill pilot holes a maximum of 24 inches apart along the sleeper using a hammer drill to drill through the wood and into the concrete inch to inch deeper than the length of your screws.
If you remove the existing patio or concrete slab you will have an added 5 to build your deck.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
You can visit our installation page for detailed instructions on timbertech decking lines.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
You can avoid the cost and mess of tearing it out by just screwing down wood sleepers and decking over 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.
But first let s discuss each of the possible building options.
Next you can install your capped composite deck over concrete like you would if were installing the boards on a traditional deck.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
Is your old concrete patio an eyesore.
Drive concrete screws into each hole with an impact driver.