How To Frame A Porch Floor
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How to frame a porch floor. Others can have a roof with fenced in walls containing large windows or screens. Finished aggregate concrete front porch floor aggregate concrete porch floor construction process this is a particularly high bricked. Add a ledger strip next to the house to allow the porch floor to be nailed to. Other porches are wood framed and supported by piers and beams.
We used azek brand cellular pvc porch floor but this detailed video series applies to any porch flo. Learning how to frame a wall requires accuracy and attention to detail but the results are well worth the challenge. Using clips from his tv show hometime dean johnson gives tips on restoring a porch using wolmanized r outdoor r wood. Because this is new construction a walkway from the driveway to the porch steps will also be framed and poured.
The finished floor can be stone brick or tile. While building a large deck for a neighbor i had to stop construction due to an emergency just after i installed twenty one 16 foot long joists. A ledger board supports the joists on the wall side and a beam supports them at the outer edge of. The method provides much cleaner results than with stapling.
Add 2x4 blocking for the porch floor to rest upon image 2. To calculate how much material you ll need sketch a diagram of your porch with measurements for all vertical and horizontal pieces of the frame that will support screen. Some porches consist of merely a deck or ramp that is fully exposed to the elements. When building the porch framing i e the joists be sure to allow sufficient time in which to install the joists and lay the decking materials within a reasonable time.
To frame a wall you must choose the wall s location build the wall flat on the floor and then tilt it into place. Some porches are built upon slabs over compacted gravel. Screen framing systems or porch screen kits make it easier to add or replace screen around your porch. The porch deck consists of floor joists that run perpendicular to the exterior wall of the house.