Replacing Floor Boards On A Porch
Purchase new flooring that matches the dimensions of the existing porch flooring.
Replacing floor boards on a porch. Repairing a small area of your deck can save you time and money. Required tools for this project. Additional wood porch flooring options. To get a tight joint between old and new boards angle the jigsaw slightly when cutting out the bad board so the bevel on the remaining deck board is longer at the top.
Just resist the temptation to cut out only the damaged areas. Wood is still one of the preferred flooring materials for a porch despite their inherent need for maintenance when exposed to the elements. Make sure the porch floor has a slight slope to it between 1 8 and per linear foot for tongue and groove floors. For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.
If you cannot find an exact match choose larger boards and have a carpenter mill them down to size for you or do it yourself on a table saw. 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. When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring. This guide will teach you to safely repair any deck or joist.
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. If a cosmetic issue remove the plank flip and refasten. Short patches leave obvious and unsightly seams.
Align the first deck board perpendicular to the floor joists and overhanging the outside edge of the deck. If repairing a damaged joist support the deck on one side or it could crash. Pressure treated deck boards which have been kiln dried after treatment kdat will expand slightly in width after installation so use an 8 penny nail as a spacer to. Screw the board in place using 3 long rust resistant deck screws.
I decided to replace the entire side of porch flooring with the exception of a roughly 4 ft. Replace the flooring step 1. When you cut a board don t leave a knot at the end. The bottom of the board gets a cleaner cut because circular saw teeth cut from the bottom up.
Make any wood replacements with a similar type of pressure treated lumber.