Concrete flooring is an excellent porch floor material and can make a stunning statement.
Front porch flooring over concrete.
Like i mentioned concrete is one tough cookie.
My husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
10 island pebbles tile is an excellent way to cover a concrete porch but there are many patterns to pick.
Part 1 covering an existing concrete porch with wood.
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.
Within a day our.
My front porch floor is finished.
If you missed the previous posts about this project you can click the links below to read the details.
Aeratis can be installed over concrete to and can convert a cracked concrete mess into a beautiful traditional front porch.
Concrete offers excellent durability along with several decorating possibilities like concrete staining stamping painting and stenciling to name just a few.
My old ugly original concrete porch has now been covered over with a gorgeous wood porch that adds so much character to the front of my house.
If you follow the white trim board at the bottom it s pretty obvious how unlevel the porch is.
Additional wood porch flooring options.
Over the 70 years since the concrete porch was poured the porch has moved and sunk a bit on the left side towards the front door and is no longer level.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
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.
Installing over concrete is much like installing over a joist system.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio.
Fortunately you don t have to rip out your porch and build from scratch when you get tired of the look of concrete.
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.
And i am absolutely thrilled with how it turned out.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
Lee wallender with the spruce goes over some of the factors that ll affect whether you need underlayment to install this flooring over your concrete porch floor.
I mean sweeping and hosing when it gets dirty it doesn t get much simpler than that.
When adding a porch to your home concrete provides a low cost durable building material.
If you go the concrete route you will probably be able to keep your concrete porch flooring for the entire time you live in the home.
Wood is still one of the preferred flooring materials for a porch despite their inherent need for maintenance when exposed to the elements.
While this list isn t exhaustive these are just soome of the wooden porch flooring options for you to take a closer look at.