Replacing Porch Floor 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.
Replacing porch floor boards. Staggered splices look better and make a stronger deck. I decided to replace the entire side of porch flooring with the exception of a roughly 4 ft. 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. Click the links below to see the rest of the posts in this project.
In the video we will show techniques to replace tongue and groove porch boards both in the middle and. Slide the flashing up under the house wrap. Damaged joists are more difficult to replace than flooring so flooring damage should be fixed promptly. Rotten porch board are a big issue with historic homes.
We replaced it with a galvanized steel product designed specifically for deck ledger boards. Span that i could tell was the original porch flooring from when the house was built in 1880. Many construction experts say there s no need to factor in a slope for spaced floorboards since the water can drain through easily. Part 2 wood front porch progress.
Part 3 more front porch progress. 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. Flashing costs about 7 at home centers.
This creates joint lines that look out of place in an otherwise jointless porch. Use full length flooring boards to preserve the look of the porch. When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring. Part 5 finished front porch floor wood front porch built over existing concrete porch.
The new wood porch floor is finished. For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards. 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.
Rinse and let dry.