Slide the flashing up under the house wrap.
Replacing porch floor boards.
Part 4 critter proofing and installing the porch boards.
Part 2 wood front porch progress.
Part 5 finished front porch floor wood front porch built over existing concrete porch.
In the video we will show techniques to replace tongue and groove porch boards both in the middle and.
Do not simply cut out the damaged areas and patch the floor.
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.
Click the links below to see the rest of the posts in this project.
Use full length flooring boards to preserve the look of the porch.
This creates joint lines that look out of place in an otherwise jointless porch.
Damaged joists are more difficult to replace than flooring so flooring damage should be fixed promptly.
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 3 more front porch progress.
The new wood porch floor is finished.
Span that i could tell was the original porch flooring from when the house was built in 1880.
We replaced it with a galvanized steel product designed specifically for deck ledger boards.
Rinse and let dry.
For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.
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.
I decided to replace the entire side of porch flooring with the exception of a roughly 4 ft.
Rotten porch board are a big issue with historic homes.
Many construction experts say there s no need to factor in a slope for spaced floorboards since the water can drain through easily.
Cut replacement deck boards from matching lumber using a circular saw.
Flashing costs about 7 at home centers.
Staggered splices look better and make a stronger deck.
Apply in the solution with a scrub brush.