I'm in the process of building a deck in my back yard, after coming home with a couple of $500+ loads of lumber, she thinks it would have been cheaper to hire someone to do it. I never got estimates because I planned on doing it myself, and I feel asking pros to come out and estimate something you don't plan on doing is unfair to them
So..
Can anyone guestimate what it would have cost to have adults with real tools and skills to have done this deck?
Details:
- 16' x 20'
- freestanding (ie not ledgered to the house)
- two french drains for drainage
- 12 concrete piers, 10" diameter, 24" long
- 2x6 pressure-treated joists
- 4x6 pressure treated beams
- 6x6 pressure treated beam closest to the house because the boss wants one of those kitchen island things
- 6"-wide deck tape
- overlapping layer of weedblock underneath, with 2 yards of gravel covering that
- redwood 2x6 decking, "B" grade (getting it locally for 3.35lf)
- all Simpson hardware and structural screws
- Stainless SPAX deck screws
- deck-level electrical connector
- semi-transparent stain
In addition, I paid $1700 to have the old 30' circular patio demolished and removed
My progress so far:
