When courtney clymer of lifestyled atlanta created her gorgeous outdoor entertaining area perhaps her most ingenious idea was laying deck flooring over the cement slab patio.
Exterior flooring over concrete.
For one thing tiles cannot be put over cracked or chipped concrete.
Disadvantages of setting outdoor tile over concrete.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
Cork has been used as flooring for centuries and was popularized by the architect frank lloyd wright in his pennsylvania homes.
Many homeowners are drawn to using concrete outdoors because well have you ever heard the expression hard as concrete.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
It dresses up the space beautifully and it s a lot more pleasant for bare feet than concrete.
I guess you could say concrete is the anti flooring outdoor option.
Cork is easy on the feet which makes it ideal for kitchen areas.
Cork flooring install cork flooring over concrete as long as the floor is level and clean.
This pattern is unique because it s not just a single tile.
10 island pebbles tile is an excellent way to cover a concrete porch but there are many patterns to pick.