Ft so your total cost could be anywhere from 3 to 12 per sq.
Pouring concrete over wood deck.
Metal lath stapled over plywood substrate.
The other materials for this project add up to about 1 50 per sq.
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Plywood substrate in a kitchen.
Drawbacks to installing an overlay over wood.
When installed correctly your concrete over plywood floor will not permit moisture through will not warp or buckle and will come with all the benefits of concrete in an easy to care for floor.
It is very difficult to introduce a new idea to the marketplace especially when the idea is placing concrete on a wood deck.
These chemicals can be expensive.
Our process requires special chemicals to be added to create a high performance mix that will create a very water resistant concrete.
And we are now just starting to do this process over wood either interior floors or upper level patios that do not have enough clearance for concrete.
The installation of calcium aluminate cement based self leveling concrete param 5500 along with expanded metal lath for reinforcement is a successful fast track method to convert a plywood subfloor into a beautiful concrete floor.
Drawbacks to installing an overlay over wood.
For treated wood to more than 10 per sq.
These chemicals can be expensive.
It is very difficult to introduce a new idea to the marketplace especially when the idea is placing concrete on a wood deck.
Duraamen s param 5500 goes on thin in a 3 8 to 1 2 thick application.
Decking ranges from about 1 50 per sq.
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Another thing to consider is the stability of the wood deck or floor.