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How much do YOU think a deck should cost?

I've seen decks that would be a rip off at $1000 and decks that would be a
bargain at $12,000. Depends on the size and structure that you want, the
sky's the limit. RM~

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?

About a buck one ten.

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?

Somewhere between $15 and $50 per square foot, depending on how it is
built and what it is built out of. Anything over 30 inches off the
ground requires safety rails and a building permit. If you use
maintenance free composite decking, that will add quite a bit of cost,
as will stairways and handrails.

If you don't like your bids, you can always build it yourself.

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?


About a buck one ten.

Hey, some go as high as a dollar three ninety eight! :-)

Don

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?


Could you please give us a hint? Dimensions? Materials? Height above
ground?

Anything will help..............

Steve

Larry Caldwell wrote:

Somewhere between $15 and $50 per square foot...

Stick-built on site? Prefab might help, eg
4'x8' panels that bolt to a frame system.

If you don't like your bids, you can always build it yourself.

Can we walk on a 4' roll of 10 cent/f^2 2"x4" welded-wire fence
stretched fairly tight on 4' centers, with another layer of fence
beneath? Maybe something like this, not to scale...

fence
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\ || /
\ || / fence
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2x4

Nick

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?

School is out. Going to the 6th grade next year? Soon you will be old
enough to masturbate. That will be more fun than trolling newsgroups.

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?



I'm still trying to figure out how much a car should cost.




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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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Can we walk on a 4' roll of 10 cent/f^2 2"x4" welded-wire fence
stretched fairly tight on 4' centers, with another layer of fence
beneath? Maybe something like this, not to scale...

ROFL! Maybe you could roost on it, if you had feathers....

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Larry Caldwell wrote:

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Can we walk on a 4' roll of 10 cent/f^2 2"x4" welded-wire fence stretched
fairly tight on 4' centers, with another layer of fence beneath?

ROFL! Maybe you could roost on it, if you had feathers....

If that's out, for psychological reasons, we might screw 1x3 and 2x4 spacers
to 1/2" 4'x8' plywood, lay the fence over that, screw perimeter 1x3s over it,
turn the panel over, and screw it to 4'x8' framing.

If each 0.081" wire can support 250 pounds, a 4'x8' piece with 24 wires and
a 180 degree fold in the middle can support 2x24x250 = 12K pounds. A panel
that's 3.5" deep in the center might support 12Kx3.5/48 = 875 pounds.

Nick

On Sun 26 Jun 2005 09:39:10p, wrote in alt.home.repair:

I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?

Won't cost you a thing. There are plenty of us here that will gladly deck
you for nothing!

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Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

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PhotoMan wrote:

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?


About a buck one ten.

Hey, some go as high as a dollar three ninety eight! :-)

Don

Around these here parts, the go fer a buck fitty.....

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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:14:04 -0700, "SteveB"
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wrote in message
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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?


Could you please give us a hint? Dimensions? Materials? Height above
ground?

Anything will help..............

Steve



OK, I should have mentioned that.

I want it coming off the side of my house at gutter level, which is 18
feet above the ground, and attached to the gable end of the house.
The present attic window will become the door. I plan to do the
window to door conversion myself. The house is 26 feet wide so the
deck will also be 26 feet wide. The deck will extend 60 feet away
from the house. At which point, (because of the hill in back), the
end of the deck will be 42 feet above ground level and will cross over
my driveway. It will be built of all treated lumber and posts, with a
railing on all sides except by the house gable, and a stairway will go
down to the roof of my garage, then to the ground. The stairs will
turn on the garage roof, allowing for an 8 foot square sub deck on
that roof. It appears there will be a total of 29 to 32 steps. They
told me the longest posts on the end need to be 48 feet long.
$12,000 is rediculous !!!!

1. Get other bids.
2. If you know so much, do it yourself.

Steve

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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:14:04 -0700, "SteveB"
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wrote in message
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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?


Could you please give us a hint? Dimensions? Materials? Height above
ground?

Anything will help..............

Steve



OK, I should have mentioned that.

I want it coming off the side of my house at gutter level, which is 18
feet above the ground, and attached to the gable end of the house.
The present attic window will become the door. I plan to do the
window to door conversion myself. The house is 26 feet wide so the
deck will also be 26 feet wide. The deck will extend 60 feet away
from the house. At which point, (because of the hill in back), the
end of the deck will be 42 feet above ground level and will cross over
my driveway. It will be built of all treated lumber and posts, with a
railing on all sides except by the house gable, and a stairway will go
down to the roof of my garage, then to the ground. The stairs will
turn on the garage roof, allowing for an 8 foot square sub deck on
that roof. It appears there will be a total of 29 to 32 steps. They
told me the longest posts on the end need to be 48 feet long.
$12,000 is rediculous !!!!

Well, I'll bite, even if your pulling my leg. The volume of material for
a deck that size is probably 7-8K alone ... let alone the labor cost.
48 feet above the ground!!!! What are you crossing ... a moat?

Mike

On 28-Jun-2005, "Mike Lewis" wrote:

Well, I'll bite, even if your pulling my leg. The volume of material for
a deck that size is probably 7-8K alone ... let alone the labor cost.
48 feet above the ground!!!! What are you crossing ... a moat?

Mike

based on his email address , and that whacky description
of a deck that seems to be above the house I'd say this guy is just
trolling.

If not, OP should present his plans to the local planning inspectors. Do it
early on a Monday morning when they can really use a laugh.

ml

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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?

The present attic window will become the door. I plan to do the
window to door conversion myself. The house is 26 feet wide so the
deck will also be 26 feet wide. The deck will extend 60 feet away
from the house. At which point, (because of the hill in back), the
end of the deck will be 42 feet above ground level and will cross over
my driveway.
They
told me the longest posts on the end need to be 48 feet long.
$12,000 is rediculous !!!!

The first time I saw you post I thought you were just a school kid trolling.
If you think something like this can be built for $1000, I'm sure of it now.

Should cost about $25, including the materials.

You feel better, now?

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Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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I want to gat a deck on my home. I had a builder extimate the cost at
$12,500. That's rediculous. I dont think it should cost more than
$1000. How much do YOU think a deck should cost?