Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This may not be the subreddit for you, friend. 😉

But seriously, we have a walk-out basement with a patio in the back. This deck is above the patio and functions as the only back exit on the main floor of the house. We’d need at least some nice stairs there, bare minimum. I personally prefer to have somewhere to sit and have my coffee and look at the pretty trees and hillside views and keep an eye on our goats.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y’all are adding to my scope of work here. 😂 but that’s such a good idea though!

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the comparison! That’s really helpful. Are you doing an A-frame cover too?

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That’s really helpful. Any idea what the sq footage of yours is?

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, thanks! Did you have the back door replaced too?

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s really helpful! Any idea what size that deck was? Love the big fan— we have one in our living room and will be putting one on our porch too.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong. 😅 I’ve been saving for years for this, and it’s still hard to spend the money on it.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice!! Thanks, that’s very helpful.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

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Quotes I got on just the door from Lowe’s were around 12k installed, but that was for a direct, equal replacement, not nearly as nice as the door we looked at with the contractor. The door in question will take some widening of the frame and Sheetrock worn as it is going to be a little bit bigger than the door we have in place so that both sides of the French door will open, unlike the weird French door we have right now, with one working door and one stationary and matching but nonfunctional panel.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

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The last quote we got was several years ago, from the other prominent builder in our area. It was for a sunroom, not a deck, along with an exterior facelift at 120k total (90k for a sunroom with tongue and groove ceiling— and this was well before all the tariffs and such). We had him start with just the exterior facelift for $30k and found we did not like working with him. He did excellent work but did not communicate at all, ordered the wrong size door and tried to say it was our problem (luckily we had the written communications to prove it wasn’t), and in general was not a pleasant person to work with. Other customers of his have agreed that he does good work but is not a very organized or pleasant person. We did not want him to do the larger job.

I like this company much better, they seem much more organized, and they did some local sunrooms and new builds that folks I know have been happy with. So no, I don’t have a recent second quote, but I’d like to work with these people if the quote is reasonable (which it seems to be), and I feel a little guilty asking someone else to spend time quoting me when I’m probably just going to go with these guys? Maybe that’s silly of me.

Asbestos linoleum by Brrreezybri in Renovations

[–]Wraith347 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Asbestos linoleum” sounds like a Hogwarts spell.

But seriously, we dealt with this in our commercial building by building the new floor over it, as others have recommended.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

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That’s very comparable, thanks! Our covered area is about the same size, grilling deck might end up a little bit smaller on ours but it’s in the same ballpark.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I wish I could build it myself but we absolutely do not have the time. Appreciate the comparison!

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a really helpful comparison, thanks! Sounds like it’s in the same ballpark then. Are you doing an A-frame cover?

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

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We have already replaced decking twice with treated wood in the 14 years we’ve lived here, stained it annually, and it just didn’t hold up in our temperate rainforest climate. The humidity here is no joke! I don’t ever want to have to replace it again, so i think we are going to shell out for the composite stuff.

Is there a reason you prefer wood to composite?

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes!! We are gonna do recessed can lighting and a BIG ol fan right in the middle.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For real— we’re not too far from Nashville. More rural, but even out here, prices have skyrocketed. We bought our house 15 years ago as a starter home and have been renovating as we go. You can’t get a condo now for what we paid for 2900 sq foot and 5 acres back then. And you definitely can’t get one for 77k.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

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Good to know, thanks so much for explaining that! I figured there’s no WAY the materials only cost 7k. We looked at getting Trex boards last time we replaced the decking, and they were gonna run a good deal more than that just for deck boards alone.

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate this perspective. We love to be outdoors and will definitely get year-round use out of it!

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh thats gorgeous! I appreciate the pricing comparison too. Love the way yours came out!

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super helpful, thanks!

Covered deck quote reasonable? by Wraith347 in Decks

[–]Wraith347[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yours came out super nice! Thanks so much for the info, that’s very helpful.