There are three common foundations if you choose to build a wooden deck.
Building a wood deck on a concrete slab.
One is to demolish your concrete patio completely and then build a wooden one as the replacement of concrete base.
Set up a sleeper system.
You can build a raised deck over concrete base in two ways.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
In our case we just had an old.
Preparation and installing runners and skirts.
This part is relatively easy.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
The added 5 makes building a wood deck possible if you do it right along with a little bit of additional work.
Ripping up concrete and building a deck seemed like a daunting and expensive task so when we saw newtechwood deck a floor we thought it would be absolutely perfect for our space.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
And plenty of it.
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Demolishing it and replacing it with new poured concrete is an economical but extremely labor intensive process.
But first let s discuss each of the possible building options.
If you remove the existing patio or concrete slab you will have an added 5 to build your deck.
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Instead consider covering your aging concrete patio with decking.
For a good conditioned concrete base building a raised deck is easy.
An old cracked partially sunken concrete patio can be an eyesore if not a safety hazard.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one step 1.