Deck over concrete

If you've ever thought about turning your cement porch into a wood deck, it's surprisingly easy! Here are some thoughts, tips, & photos from our experience!

My front porch floor is finished! And I am absolutely thrilled with how it turned out. 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 missed the previous posts about this project, you can click...

Building a Wooden Deck Over a Concrete One: So we've had this very sturdy but extremely plain looking concrete porch in the back of the house, and we've always wanted to make it warmer and more inviting. The obvious solution, to us, was to replace it with a wooden one. Wood is by far warmer a…

Sometimes, on rare occasions, I have been known to ask Andy if we can do a new project just because I think it’ll look good, though it will likely serve no real purpose in our lives. I don’t usually mention that last part. For example. Me: I think we need a new chandelier in the […]

If you've ever thought about turning your cement porch into a wood deck, it's surprisingly easy! Here are some thoughts, tips, & photos from our experience!

A concrete patio is covered in a Deck-a-Floor system.

My brother and I only got halfway done with what I had hoped to accomplish yesterday, but we learned a lot along the way. The big picture goal here is that I’ll be covering my existing concrete front porch with wood so that I can stain it and it will look like a traditional wood...

A concrete stoop with steps can be a formidable obstacle when trying to build a deck. A massive concrete stoop will be difficult to remove. Most of the time you will need to break the concrete apart using a sledge hammer or jack hammer and haul the...

When it comes to building a deck, homeowners must decide between using pier blocks or concrete footings. Pier blocks are easy to install and ideal for smaller decks built at or near ground level, while concrete footings require more labour but provide greater strength and stability for your deck. Consequently, the choice of which one

Ever thought about turning your concrete slab into a covered deck? It's definitely doable! Here are some thoughts, tips, & photos from our experience!