The new section can either be a step up or a step down.
Extend concrete patio with wood deck.
An alternative to pouring more concrete is extending the concrete patio with pavers.
Extend the concrete patio.
Pouring additional concrete can get expensive.
To save on time and money we left the existing concrete slab.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
A deck extension is not difficult to build.
Also we chose to extend on either side of the existing concrete so we wouldn t have to disturb any of the existing sprinkler heads that were in front of the concrete space since we have a sprinkler system in the front and back.
Continue lining the lumber on the perimeter until they are the same level as the current patio you are extending and make sure they re level.
The deck was in.
Hammer wooden stakes outside the frame so that they provide support when you pour the concrete into the form.
First i washed the deck with some wood deck cleaner just to remove any leftover residue from processing.
Extending and painting the cement pad.
Extending a porch to the size of a deck or patio could be far more expensive.
I finished off the deck surface with a trim of 2 4 s to cover the ends of the sleepers and that was it.
Permits are required in many areas to pour concrete and that usually involves hiring a contractor driving the cost of this project into the thousands.
So the plan yesterday was to get all of the risers sleepers attached to the porch.
For treated wood to more than 10 per sq.
The plan itself seemed pretty straightforward and i d need about 15 risers.
With the flat concrete patio for example you could do a very attractive extension by stepping up from the concrete to a wood or composite deck which again would serve a different use from the.
Another possibility is to restyle a slab patio as a deck.
The cost of building a patio deck depends mostly on the decking you choose.
For a top grade manufactured product.
The stakes should be strong and push against the frame.
Replacing a deck with a patio.
Essentially it is an added section supported by part of the existing structure.
The remaining steps were all pretty simple if a bit time consuming.
There are reasons that you might decide that your deck really ought to be a patio.