If you have an old concrete patio that looks dingy and old you are probably considering adding a new wood deck over the top of your old concrete porch.
Wood deck over concrete front porch.
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.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
A well designed front porch or deck is an inviting feature on most homes.
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.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
While a cement porch is obviously rock solid and virtually maintenance free it s not homey attractive or inviting.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Like every other front porch in our housing development and come to think of it every front porch on every house or apartment we ve ever lived in it s made of cement okay technically concrete but whatever.