You can build a raised deck over concrete base in two ways.
Building a wood deck on a concrete slab.
If you remove the existing patio or concrete slab you will have an added 5 to build your deck.
The added 5 makes building a wood deck possible if you do it right along with a little bit of additional work.
Instead consider covering your aging concrete patio with decking.
Set up a sleeper system.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
The material should be pretty obvious wood.
This part is relatively easy.
But first let s discuss each of the possible building options.
One is to demolish your concrete patio completely and then build a wooden one as the replacement of concrete base.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
Or you can use the slab as the base of the deck and use wood as the top of this deck.
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Demolishing it and replacing it with new poured concrete is an economical but extremely labor intensive process.
And plenty of it.
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.
For a good conditioned concrete base building a raised deck is easy.
An old cracked partially sunken concrete patio can be an eyesore if not a safety hazard.
In our case we just had an old.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
In this guide we ll provide you with basic instructions to help install a composite deck over concrete.
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There are three common foundations if you choose to build a wooden deck.