The thickness of the cement cap will depend on the height of the lumber above the porch floor.
Capping a concrete porch.
If the existing concrete is less than 4 thick cracking and breaking up you might be better off replacing it with a new concrete floor.
Capping of concrete cylinders.
Capping a concrete porch.
If the existing concrete except for the finish is in good shape structurally you can cap the existing concrete with 2 of 4000 psi concrete.
Drill through the lumber and into the porch side wall with a concrete drill bit and hammer drill.
Then build a perimeter or a wood brace that is the same height as you want the concrete to be.
I have to veneer the front face of the porch.
Start date may 10 2005.
When the ends of cylindrical test specimens are not plane within 0 05 mm it is required to cap those test specimens.
The manufacturer s instruction sheet would need to be strictly adhered to for application.
Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel.
Check with a local concrete ready mix company and see if they can supply you with a industrial epoxy self leveling grout or they may be familiar with someone who can.
To lay new concrete sweep and clean the old concrete and saturate the old concrete with water.
Insert concrete screws to hold the form lumber temporarily.
The two most common wood flooring choices for porches are 5 4 treated decking and traditional tongue and groove floorboards.
Make sure the braces are level and lay down a barrier of wire mesh over the existing concrete inside of the barrier.
Attach the lumber to the side of the porch wall allowing it to extend past the top of the porch floor 4 to 6 inches.
Capping is required to give a smooth surface for applying compressive load to concrete cylinders.
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If you follow the white trim board at the bottom it s pretty obvious how unlevel the porch is.
We cap old rough concrete floors all the time.
So as we installed the risers for the wood porch we also had to rip them at different heights using the table saw so that the finished porch.
Install 2 inch by 8 foot lumber around the outside perimeter of the porch floor.
In this rogue episode matt will show you a method to waterproof this very tricky transition between a wall and flat concrete slab.
The capped surfaces should be at right angles to the axis of the.
May 10 2005 1 next week we are starting a job in which we are removing an existing concrete walkway installing an ep henry paver walkway and capping a concrete porch.
I am going to cut the rock face off of ep.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
Mix and pour the concrete according to the package instructions and spread the.
Pouring a skim coat over the surf.
Being self leveling it would be difficult to slope for drainage but at least the porch wouldn t slope to the structure.
If your patio driveway or other concrete slab is falling apart and losing its appeal then you need to give it a facelift.