I am taking a 25x25 roof over a garage that was done in decking then tile and leaked.
How to build a floating deck with a roof.
A floating deck is a deck that isn t attached to a building and they float above the ground.
Introduction level the area.
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By paul wa i have an interesting problem.
Building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.
The crew builds a pair of decks that appear to float above a manmade creek.
I tore everything up replaced the wood that needed it and built up the base and covered everything in epdm.
Covered decks can be made with either stand alone roofs or when the deck is adjacent to a building with a roof connected to the building.
A stand alone roof could have been constructed but would have looked decidedly odd next to the garage but not a part of it.
How to build a floating deck.
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Building a roof over a deck not only provides shade from the blazing sun and shelter from light to heavy rains it can also protect the deck itself from deteriorating under harsh weather conditions.
They are sometimes called grade level or freestanding decks because they re built just above the ground level or grade.
Excavate the area for the floating deck then using a laser level move dirt until ground is level.
This type of deck can only be made in areas that do not have a deep winter frost.
Build a floating deck.
There are many covered deck ideas most of which start at a level slat roof with drainage or spaces and can advance to pitched and shingled roofs that add a pleasing aesthetic to a roof and the.
Here is how i built a deck in my backyard it s a floating deck which means it simply rests on blocks at ground level and is not anchored deeply in the ground.