Originally Posted by DaytonaTurbo
I would think about doing a 4" concrete pad. By the time you buy lumber and anything to paint or cover it with you will have exceeded the cost of doing concrete.


Just as an aside to this, I put an 8x10 pad/patio against my house 4 years ago. 2.5 cubic (yards?) Metered concrete ALONE was $335.00...

That didn't include any of the re bar or wire or materials to frame or the stone or the labor to help out.
( pad is 4" thick)