They are called sleepers because they rest on the concrete.
Building a deck over concrete front porch.
Completely demolish the concrete porch and build a 100 wooden one in its place or use the concrete as a base and just add wood on top of it.
Concrete screws decking flashing tape plastic shims self leveling compound treated 2x4s.
To cover the ends of the sleepers install deck fascia board.
In this video i am going to show you how to build a deck right over an existing concrete slab.
If you have a concrete slab that is in good shape it is very e.
Installing a multi color deck over concrete if you re installing two different colors of boards for your deck then you can screw the accent color boards into place temporarily to act as guides for the primary color boards.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.
Drill holes through each counterbore.
Sleepers are apparently the name for the beams supporting the deck surface laid directly atop the concrete.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.
Run bead of hot melt glue across miter joints and press trim board against stoop.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
One is to place sleepers or treated joists over the concrete slabs adjust the heights to account for the differences in the slabs to make them equal in height.
Bring the beauty of timbertech to your backyard.
Thick pvc trim 3 16 x 3 1 4 in.
A well designed front porch or deck is an inviting feature on most homes.
Instead of removing those concrete front steps save some time by building a wood deck over and around them.