Cover concrete porch with composite wood?


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Old 08-08-06, 08:04 PM
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Question Cover concrete porch with composite wood?

Our concrete porch edges are cracking. I was wondering if I could cover the porch with wood or composite deck material. I would be laying this down directly on the concrete patio. I would probably lag bolt a sill plate to the front of the porch. The porch is inset to the house so there are walls adjoining 3 of the sides of the porch and it has a roof over it. It is 20 feet wide and 7 feet deep and 4 1/2 inches thick. I just didn't care to take a jack hammer to the whole porch and repour it just because the top front edge is cracking off. Repairing it only lasted a few years and it's cracking off again. It is sometimes hard to get a concrete truck to deliver in my rural area, and if they do, they charge extra. That's why I'd rather go the wood or composite covering route.
 
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Old 08-09-06, 06:46 AM
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My neighbor had his concrete porch covered with a system which uses epoxy mixed with fine gravel. It really looks great.
It was done by a professional. It is rather expensive.
 
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Would that hide the damage to the edge of the concrete though? That's why I want to do it mostly.
 
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Old 08-09-06, 04:35 PM
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Yes, the edge is covered.
 
 

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