We wanted to be able to accommodate a dining area a space for a grill and a space for the boys to play.
Extend concrete patio with wood deck.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
The remaining steps were all pretty simple if a bit time consuming.
Afterward pour the concrete into the form.
An alternative to pouring more concrete is extending the concrete patio with pavers.
The plan itself seemed pretty straightforward and i d need about 15 risers.
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This will rid the form of any excess concrete as well as show you places where you need to add additional concrete.
Consider space issues and set up your desired lawn furniture inside the mason string area.
Contractors will use this method to keep the deck level and square but you can use it in the initial planning stage to visualize the placement of the deck.
First i washed the deck with some wood deck cleaner just to remove any leftover residue from processing.
That way you ll have about a 7 inch step to the new deck.
In this video we show you a nice and easy small diy project for the homeowners who need more patio space.
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.
After pouring drag a 2x4 piece of lumber across the width of the form.
The cost of building a patio deck depends mostly on the decking you choose.
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.
First you have to attach risers sleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.
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Extend the concrete patio.
The deck was in.
Make sure you give the mixer plenty of time to fully combine the batch.
When i was invited to participate in the home depot patio style challenge i thought it was the best time to stop procrastinating and extend the concrete patio.
We kept putting off the extension of the patio until now.
Decking ranges from about 1 50 per sq.
Design your extension to use 2x6s if possible.
When planning your deck layout use mason string attached to batter boards or wood stakes.
For treated wood to more than 10 per sq.
Build the frame and toenail it to the old deck.
I finished off the deck surface with a trim of 2 4 s to cover the ends of the sleepers and that was it.