Installing a hardwood floor over a concrete slab even if your home was built on a concrete slab you can still enjoy the beauty and charm of hardwood floors.
How to install wood floor on concrete porch.
Install z bar flashing between porch frame and house image 1 allowing moisture to run away from house.
The porch boards will have tiny little spaces between them and i really don t want concrete and unfinished riser boards to show through.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
The fact that your home is built on a concrete slabs does not preclude installing hardwood floors but several considerations apply not least of which is subfloor preparation.
For starters while you can consider solid hardwood for at and above grade installations only engineered flooring with its plywoodlike construction is suitable below.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
Experienced professionals pay close attention to managing moisture and minimizing wood floor expansion and contraction when preparing to install hardwood floors on concrete slabs.
Hardwood floors are durable low maintenance and easy to clean.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
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.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
Add 2x4 blocking for the porch floor to rest upon image 2.
For complete step by step instructions see how to cover a concrete patio with pavers.
Ft but expect a weekend or two of hard labor.
Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel.
Homeadvisor s deck or patio guide compares difference between the two based on cost material wood concrete stone paver brick placement grond level versus raised resale value building installation cleaning and maintenace and extra features.
I am wondering if i might need to paint the concrete and risers black before i install the porch boards though.
Cover the patio with a thin layer of sand lay pavers over it and the results look like a standard paver patio.
Read manufacturer s directions before installation to maintain warranty coverage.
It s a fairly simple project and the cost is reasonable 3 to 6 per sq.
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Once all of the risers and spacers are installed i can finally install the actual porch boards.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
Add a ledger strip next to the house to allow the porch floor to be nailed to.