Install z bar flashing between porch frame and house image 1 allowing moisture to run away from house.
Replacing porch floor.
When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring.
Measure the distance from the top of the column to the porch floor.
For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.
Since porch flooring and railings are exposed to the elements it has a tendency to rot over time.
Replacing rotten porch flooring with new flooring.
The flooring may begin to rot which can cause major damage to the porch if the rot spreads to the joists.
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.
Span that i could tell was the original porch flooring from when the house was built in 1880.
A wood porch floor can rot and deteriorate over time due to exposure to the elements.
Add 2x4 blocking for the porch floor to rest upon image 2.
Replace a porch column by measuring and marking new column for cutting make sure you mimic your existing porch columns in design.
Porch flooring is exposed to the elements so over time even the most durable types will become damaged.
Make sure the porch floor has a slight slope to it between 1 8 and per linear foot for tongue and groove floors.
Damaged joists are more difficult to replace than flooring so flooring damage should be fixed promptly.
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.
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.
Use that measurement to cut if necessary the new porch column.