Luckily we ve got some great outdoor flooring ideas over concrete starting with building a deck.
Flooring over concrete porch.
This was the ultimate bad patio.
Fortunately you don t have to rip out your porch and build from scratch when you get tired of the look of concrete.
Wood is still one of the preferred flooring materials for a porch despite their inherent need for maintenance when exposed to the elements.
Installing over concrete is much like installing over a joist system.
10 island pebbles tile is an excellent way to cover a concrete porch but there are many patterns to pick.
When adding a porch to your home concrete provides a low cost durable building material.
A screened back porch is protected from the elements and gives you a private area for entertaining and relaxing.
Like i mentioned concrete is one tough cookie.
I mean sweeping and hosing when it gets dirty it doesn t get much simpler than that.
Ipe hardwood deck tiles are diy semi permanent or permanent modular tiles from managed sustainable forests.
While porches built on a.
Originally it was tiled then the tile was chiseled off and the pockmarked surface got a coat of paint.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
While this list isn t exhaustive these are just soome of the wooden porch flooring options for you to take a closer look at.
Additional wood porch flooring options.
Install tiles to resurface worn out decks concrete slabs porches walkways balconies roof tops or patios.
Screened porch flooring options for a concrete subfloor.
Severely cracked and cratered some areas raised by frost others sunken after 50 years of settling.
These smooth 24 in.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
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.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
If you do not have the space under the door to add a sleeper system review the direct to concrete installation instructions under the resources tab on the right hand side.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio my husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Aeratis can be installed over concrete to and can convert a cracked concrete mess into a beautiful traditional front porch.
However it does have an unattractive drab appearance and over time it may begin to chip crack and show other signs of wear and tear.