Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Wood deck over concrete stairs.
Decks are popular backyard features but they also make for dramatic front entries.
Most of the time you will need to break the concrete apart using a sledge hammer or jack hammer and haul the debris away.
After the wood risers and treads were all screwed in we finished the outsides with the same plytanium siding panel that we used for the porch skirting.
Wood decking and railings.
That time it also split the wood and cracked a very top thin layer off of the concrete meaning that the nail wasn t actually embedded into the concrete.
This was the same ramset that we used to nail the plywood subfloor over the newly poured concrete in the breakfast room you can read more about that here and it worked perfectly for.
We cut it into the same shape as the stringers except extended it all the way to the ground.
They rest on a solid foundation and are attached to the deck with hangers.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
Learn the details in how to build a deck.
To keep step heights equal you ll have to raise the treads by the same distance you raise the patio 2 1 2 to 3 1 2 in.
Deck stairs are typically made from 2 x 12 stringers spaced about 12 to 16 inches apart.
Stairs connected to the patio can complicate this project.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Have an ugly concrete step and porch.
Instead of removing those concrete front steps save some time by building a wood deck over and around them.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
This deck already has wood decking and deck railings installed.
In this guide we ll provide you with basic instructions to help install a composite deck over concrete.
On concrete steps that s a straightforward job.
You can treat them just like the patio screwing sleepers to the treads and risers and decking over them.
A massive concrete stoop will be difficult to remove.
Some builders choose to build over the stoop instead.
Set up a sleeper system.
The 1 by 6 treated pine deck boards on the bottom step had to be cut to fit around the bottom railing beam.