Wood decking and railings.
Wood deck over concrete stairs.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
Try this method to beautify the entrance to your home.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Some builders choose to build over the stoop instead.
Learn the details in how to build a deck.
A massive concrete stoop will be difficult to remove.
A concrete stoop with steps can be a formidable obstacle when trying to build a deck.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Most of the time you will need to break the concrete apart using a sledge hammer or jack hammer and haul the debris away.
The 1 by 6 treated pine deck boards on the bottom step had to be cut to fit around the bottom railing beam.
Decks are popular backyard features but they also make for dramatic front entries.
Have an ugly concrete step and porch.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
Instead of removing those concrete front steps save some time by building a wood deck over and around them.
On concrete steps that s a straightforward job.
This deck already has wood decking and deck railings installed.
Stairs connected to the patio can complicate this project.
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.
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.
We cut it into the same shape as the stringers except extended it all the way to the ground.
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.
Set up a sleeper system.
Deck stairs are typically made from 2 x 12 stringers spaced about 12 to 16 inches apart.
They rest on a solid foundation and are attached to the deck with hangers.