There are three common foundations if you choose to build a wooden deck.
Can you build a wood deck over a concrete porch.
You can avoid the cost and mess of tearing it out by just screwing down wood sleepers and decking over it.
You can visit our installation page for detailed instructions on timbertech decking lines.
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.
Drive concrete screws into each hole with an impact driver.
Drill pilot holes a maximum of 24 inches apart along the sleeper using a hammer drill to drill through the wood and into the concrete inch to inch deeper than the length of your screws.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
But first let s discuss each of the possible building options.
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.
The added 5 makes building a wood deck possible if you do it right along with a little bit of additional work.
Next you can install your capped composite deck over concrete like you would if were installing the boards on a traditional deck.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.