Wood Porch Over Concrete Steps
Try this method to beautify the entrance to your home.
Wood porch over concrete steps. You can treat them just like the patio screwing sleepers to the treads and risers and decking over them. On concrete steps that s a straightforward job. So the plan.
The whole process of building wood steps. So the concrete steps will be torn out and i ll be replacing them with wood steps to match the porch. We also decided to make the steps wider to make for a more grand entrance.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit. Completely demolish the concrete porch and build a 100 wooden one in its place or use the concrete as a base and just add wood on top of it. Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
Covering your concrete porch with wood provides a warmer feel. Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways. Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
The big picture goal here is that i ll be covering my existing concrete front porch with wood so that i can stain it and it will look like a traditional wood front porch. 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. The current steps will no longer work since the concrete steps are 5 5 inches high and the last step onto the porch is now over 9 inches high.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers. 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. Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel. When i was thinking through the details for our farmhouse front porch makeover i. It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw. But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete. So those of you who were concerned about the uneven steps can breathe a sigh of relief.
Instead of removing those concrete. Build a front deck over your concrete stairs for added curb appeal decks are popular backyard features but they also make for dramatic front entries. My brother and i only got halfway done with what i had hoped to accomplish yesterday but we learned a lot along the way.
Drill holes through each counterbore.