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I am trying to decide what type of floor I should put on my new veranda. One option is the standard deck products such as 5/4 or 2x in the various widths.
The option that I think will look the best is 1×4 T&G Fir. My new house is a Craftsman style with a covered veranda in front. In this area most of the older Craftsman style houses have the 1×4 T&G Fir running perpendicular to the front of the house for the veranda surface.
My question is how to best build the veranda if I plan to use the 1×4 T&G?
The current design has the joists running perpendicular to the front of the house 16″ on center, 3/4″ pressure treated plywood sheathing and finally the 1×4 T&G Fir running perpendicular to the front of the house (same direction as the joists).
One of the design features I see on all the older Craftsman style homes is that the verandas have quite a slope away from the house. I haven’t measured one but I’m guessing the slope is about 1/2″ per foot. Most of the verandas have this slope so I don’t think it is from poor construction methods such as the footings settling.
Why is the slope so dramatic?
Anyone know where to find veranda designs from the early 1900’s?
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If a veranda is the same as a porch, you don't want the subfloor. Also, its not hard to frame it so the joists run long ways. More like 1/8" per foot slope.
*Hugh-If you feel the 1x4 t&g is the best solution, you might want to consider using girders set perp. to the house supporting joists on close centers set parallel. This will allow you to run the decking perpendicular without a plywood underlayment which will inevitably create a moisture capture problem to some degree. One by four T&G over joists placed on 12" centers should be fine. Treat all six sides of the T&G. Any moisture that gets under the veranda roof will then find its way through the joints without being absorbed by the wood.Close centers, treat all six sides and DON'T use plywood (treated or not,) and you'll end up with a fine result. Don't treat all six sides and use plywood and you'll create a guaranteed problem to some extent.
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I am trying to decide what type of floor I should put on my new veranda. One option is the standard deck products such as 5/4 or 2x in the various widths.
The option that I think will look the best is 1x4 T&G Fir. My new house is a Craftsman style with a covered veranda in front. In this area most of the older Craftsman style houses have the 1x4 T&G Fir running perpendicular to the front of the house for the veranda surface.
My question is how to best build the veranda if I plan to use the 1x4 T&G?
The current design has the joists running perpendicular to the front of the house 16" on center, 3/4" pressure treated plywood sheathing and finally the 1x4 T&G Fir running perpendicular to the front of the house (same direction as the joists).
One of the design features I see on all the older Craftsman style homes is that the verandas have quite a slope away from the house. I haven't measured one but I'm guessing the slope is about 1/2" per foot. Most of the verandas have this slope so I don't think it is from poor construction methods such as the footings settling.
Why is the slope so dramatic?
Anyone know where to find veranda designs from the early 1900's?