The flooring may begin to rot which can cause major damage to the porch if the rot spreads to the joists.
Replacing porch floor.
Measure the distance from the top of the column to the porch floor.
Porch flooring is exposed to the elements so over time even the most durable types will become damaged.
How to stamp a concrete porch floor rock solid hosts derek stearns and dean marsico show how to use overlay and a pattern stamp to rework a cracked and peeling concrete porch floor.
For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.
When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring.
Replace a porch column by measuring and marking new column for cutting make sure you mimic your existing porch columns in design.
Use that measurement to cut if necessary the new porch column.
Add 2x4 blocking for the porch floor to rest upon image 2.
I decided to replace the entire side of porch flooring with the exception of a roughly 4 ft.
Add a ledger strip next to the house to allow the porch floor to be nailed to.
Replacing rotten porch flooring with new flooring.
Make sure the porch floor has a slight slope to it between 1 8 and per linear foot for tongue and groove floors.
When repairing or replacing rotten wood on a porch be sure to use rot resistant materials such as treated wood redwood cypress cedar composite or plastic.
Damaged joists are more difficult to replace than flooring so flooring damage should be fixed promptly.
If the porch is deeper than 8 use a slope closer to 1 8 per foot to avoid a pronounced slant if the porch floor isn t tongue and groove allow at least between new or replacement boards as you lay them to.
The result is a stylish porch surface resembling slate at a fraction of the cost.
A wood porch floor can rot and deteriorate over time due to exposure to the elements.