Deck Skirting to blend with Solid Brick house.
cameraman
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Building a small deck on my solid brick house.( Approx. 8’x14′ and less than 3′ off the ground). I feel that a wood skirting/lattice, ect would look out of place on my all brick house.
Thinking of framing in the shirt and cover with a cement board and then cover with a cement/mortar mix to give the appearance of a solid poured skirting. (Maybe a brush texture)
What would I use for the mix and would it adhere well to cement tile backer board???
I have done something similar before on a foundation of another house, covered the foundation with Dow foam, 1/2 treated plywood, masonry mesh, than applied a mortar mix to give a brush look. It lasted over 20 yrs. Suggestions????
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There are several brands of skirting sold for "modular homes" that you might want to look at.
Here's one brand of true masonry skirt: http://www.stoneskirt.com/index.asp
There likely are other brands that have a "masonry look" but are panels more like tile board.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
But, personally, the look of a parged cement skirt sounds pretty low rent, and I'm not seeing how that would go with the brick better than any other dis-similar material. Also, decks are supposed to have at least some ventilation under them.... Here anyway, parged foundations were only for the least expensive homes and on some was used to hide the wheels. ;-) Notice I said 'were' and 'was'. Today, with consumers DEMANDING cheaper square footage, parged block foundations are showing up on more expensive homes - or perhaps a brick veneer on the front and parged on sides and rear - if you like that look - but that is another topic.
Your thread title is: "Deck Skirting to blend with Solid Brick House". So why not brick? Brick columns supporting the deck is a classic look. Then fill in between the columns with the skirting of your choice - set well back to retain the column look. If you really wanted to do something nice your skirting could be of brick too: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j3j6T-u5W-I/SaMfYBPQvUI/AAAAAAAACac/ObTtz8Sy7Hk/s400/flickr+sw+brick+fence.jpg The down sides being that brick and mortar are often difficult to match to existing, plus you need practiced skils to install it. If the brick was only columns ti wouldn't be right up against the existing brick so a little mis-match wouldn't stand out so much. Also, if the home happens to be fairly new, the brick won't be as hard to match.
Really though, with a <3' high deck, this whole question of skirting becomes somewhat moot with the right landscaping. Is this the front or the back of the house?
Great Idea Matt,
This is a 1917 craftsman style home and the deck is off the back, not a main entrance.
Brick is my first choice and the brick corner with a heavy lattice in the center would be more in the era.
As usual, I am operating on a very tight budget, don't want to be cheap stupid, if ya know what I mean.
I will post a photo later in the day.
Thanks,
Here's a photo of what we have now.
This is a back door to the house, buildt over a pad and old entrance steps to the basememnt that have been capped.
I like the idea of forming a small column at each corner and then covering with a culture brick, and then a lattice in the center.
The deck is free standing and less than 8x14 in size.
Here is a pic...
of a screened porch I built for a builder. Actually he supplied the roof and foundation (columns) and I just supplied the floor and walls.