Porch Floor

[festooltim]

We used t&g 1x3 Ipe on a screened porch about 4 years ago and it still looks the same.  Its not cheap but it made a very good looking floor.  I believe they sealed it with a clear sealer.

 

[Brice Burrell]

We used t&g 1x3 Ipe on a screened porch about 4 years ago and it still looks the same.  Its not cheap but it made a very good looking floor.  I believe they sealed it with a clear sealer.

Yes, I really like the look of Ipe with a sealer to keep it looking like that.  Problem is it won't it won't look right on the OP's front porch.  I have no idea if Ipe paints up well??

 

[Toolfest]

The take away message is to not follow conventional practices that have a high probability of failure and to look for better and longer lasting solutions

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Wait, Brice.  The pony's not dead, yet.  Let me beat it some more.

How 'bout just backing a cement truck up to the porch, filling up the hole under it and adhere some pavers or honed granite or something to it?  You could even bury this thread in the pour!

[dead horse]  Now I'm not seeing any movement.  [unsure] [tongue]

 

[tvgordon]

Since everyone is bringing up different points to consider - is tongue and groove still the best way to go or would it be better built like a deck?  By that I mean a gap between the boards.

The back porch I used tongue and groove is holding up well plus that's how the porches were originally built (about 90 years ago).

Thanks, Tom

 

[Brice Burrell]

Since everyone is bringing up different points to consider - is tongue and groove still the best way to go or would it be better built like a deck?  By that I mean a gap between the boards.

The back porch I used tongue and groove is holding up well plus that's how the porches were originally built (about 90 years ago).

Thanks, Tom

I'm not getting involved on this one........ [blink] [tongue]

 

[tvgordon]

Come on Brice - put in your 2 cents worth!

Tom

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I hate it when people replace front porches with things that look like decks.

I did one gaped composite porch but, I kept the original porch posts, made 3 shorter replica's and used a composite railing.

Still looks like an old front porch.

I like a front porch to look like a front porch.

 

[tvgordon]

I'm with you, I would like to keep the same look. But I have noticed some of the houses near mine replacing their porches more like a deck - with gaps and not painted.

Tom

 

[Wonderwino]

I ran into a wood called "Cumaru" or "Brazilian Teak" that sounds interesting.  It comes either solid or pre-grooved for clips from $1.59 to $2.89, depending on width and configuration.  Does anybody have any long-term experience with this, as far as durability is concerned?

Thanks!

Alex

 

[Kevin Stricker]

Timbertec makes a T&G composite, it is one of the only composites rated for 24" OC joist spacing.  Cheaper than hardwood and more stable than Azek. 

 

[tvgordon]

Thanks, I'll look into the Timbertec decking.  I don't mind paying a little more if it will last.  It's a big project, once is enough.

Tom

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

A Brazilian hardwood should be cheaper then a man made product.

Should last a person 50 years+ with no maintenance.

Last you a life time if you oiled it now and again.

Most SA hardwood will be available in T&G