Plan the layout of your sleepers.
Diy wood over concrete porch.
The whole process of building wood steps over concrete porch steps was way easier than i expected and made such a dramatic difference.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
First i washed the deck with some wood deck cleaner just to remove any leftover residue from processing.
I finished off the deck surface with a trim of 2 4 s to cover the ends of the sleepers and that was it.
The two most common wood flooring choices for porches are 5 4 treated decking and traditional tongue and groove floorboards.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
I have already had tons of questions about our new steps since revealing our farmhouse front porch makeover a few weeks ago so i decided it was time to give a few more details on the project.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
Try this method to beautify the entrance to your home.
My old ugly original concrete porch has now been covered over with a gorgeous wood porch that adds so much character to the front of my house.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
Have an ugly concrete step and porch.
Check the drainage of the concrete patio.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
They will run perpendicular to the decking material.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
Part 1 covering an existing concrete porch with wood.
If you missed the previous posts about this project you can click the links below to read the details.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
My front porch floor is finished.
Fill in any spots where rainwater pools with either self leveling.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
The remaining steps were all pretty simple if a bit time consuming.
Drill holes through each counterbore.
The deck was in.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
And i am absolutely thrilled with how it turned out.
Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel.