| In terms of finding the right flooring for your porch | | | | board into the tongue of one you have on the floor |
| there are basically two main types to choose from | | | | and nail it in place. You will have to cut pieces to fit in |
| wood and concrete. Wood porch flooring looks really | | | | corners and at the ends of the boards to provide |
| elegant, but it does require more maintenance than | | | | complete cover. |
| concrete. This is the reason that more and more | | | | Interlocking wood tiles also provide you with an |
| homeowners are opting for concrete, especially in the | | | | affordable option for your porch floor. You can install |
| choices that are now available. You start by building a | | | | this over concrete and with the many different |
| form into which you pour concrete to make a slab. | | | | designs available in this type of flooring, you can |
| Then when this is set, you need to seal it to prevent | | | | create a really unusual design for your porch. The |
| water from seeping through and causing damage to | | | | advantage of using these tiles is that it takes very |
| the floor. You can decorate it with one of many | | | | little time and effort to take them up and relay them |
| stamped designs and there are also designed sealers | | | | in another pattern if you find that you would like to |
| you can use. | | | | have a change. This will also lead others to think you |
| If you choose to have wood flooring, the best | | | | have installed a completely new floor. |
| choice in wood is Southern Pine. This wood has a | | | | Once you have the wood flooring in place, then you |
| natural resistance to decay and termites and by using | | | | have to decide whether or not you are going to stain |
| pressure-treated wood you will have a porch floor | | | | it a particular color or allow the natural color of the |
| that will stand the test of time. If you do not have a | | | | wood to show through. If the porch is off the |
| covering on the porch, the construction is basically | | | | ground, it is important that you seal the underside of |
| the same as constructing an outdoor deck. The best | | | | the wood as well as the top. For the wood to |
| lumber to use is 2 X 6 because of the strength and | | | | accept the stain readily, you should go over the |
| durability it provides. If you have a covered porch, | | | | flooring with a sander to roughen it up a bit. If you |
| then you will need to look at wood thicknesses of | | | | don't want a different color, you still need to use a |
| only an inch instead of 2 inches. | | | | clear sealer to protect the wood from the elements |
| Wood used in porch floors is tongue and groove. This | | | | of the weather. Sealing and staining the wooden floor |
| makes the installation of the floor very quick and | | | | of the porch is something that you will have to do |
| easy. You simply fit the groove on one side of the | | | | every few years to keep it looking like new. |