If the porch floor isn t tongue and groove allow at least between new or replacement boards as you lay them to permit water to flow through the decking.
Replacing porch floor boards.
For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.
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Use full length flooring boards to preserve the look of the porch.
It s a good idea to prime all four sides of tongue and groove flooring before installing it to reduce expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature and humidity.
Flashing costs about 7 at home centers.
Apply in the solution with a scrub brush.
Rotten porch board are a big issue with historic homes.
Cut out the bad pieces so that the splices are offset by at least one joist width and new boards are at least two joist spaces wide.
When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring.
In the video we will show techniques to replace tongue and groove porch boards both in the middle and.
Staggered splices look better and make a stronger deck.
Rinse and let dry.
Damaged joists are more difficult to replace than flooring so flooring damage should be fixed promptly.
This creates joint lines that look out of place in an otherwise jointless porch.
Part 3 more front porch progress.
Span that i could tell was the original porch flooring from when the house was built in 1880.
If the existing decking is gray weather the new decking with a solution made from 1 cup of baking soda and 1 gallon of warm water.
Part 4 critter proofing and installing the porch boards.
The new wood porch floor is finished.
We replaced it with a galvanized steel product designed specifically for deck ledger boards.
Part 5 finished front porch floor wood front porch built over existing concrete porch.
Cut replacement deck boards from matching lumber using a circular saw.
You might have to remove a couple of courses of siding to make this happen but it s a small price to pay to keep water out of your house.
Slide the flashing up under the house wrap.
Part 2 wood front porch progress.