The_Real_TCIII Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Who gave you that estimate? Jesus?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy K Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 12:43 AM, The_Real_TCIII said: Who gave you that estimate? Jesus?? Expand Maybe its carved out of a solid piece of wood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsdale Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 That's the top of the line Trex. Add in the railing system and you should see the cost of materials. Roughly $80/16' stick. Add $300 for the blind clips. About $4200 for the decking material only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 12:57 AM, Dinsdale said: That's the top of the line Trex. Add in the railing system and you should see the cost of materials. Roughly $80/16' stick. Add $300 for the blind clips. About $4200 for the decking material only.Yea the Trex website calculator has the materials around $5-6K when you include all the structure and posts etc. I'm not keeping any of the existing structure. I was hoping labor would be around the same putting total at 10-12K, guess not......Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 I was even willing to go with the non Trex railings to save money, but still over $18K for the lowest estimate I have gotten.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsdale Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Honest there is more in material there than you think.....wrap of deck frame and risers is not cheap. Trex and rail system will exceed that #, plus wrap/frame/etc. If I was closer I'd crunch a # for cash; but bit too far for me. Did a pile of work around Mt Kisco and Golden's Bridge some years ago, always had great clients around those areas who wanted good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 1:46 AM, Dinsdale said: Honest there is more in material there than you think.....wrap of deck frame and risers is not cheap. Trex and rail system will exceed that #, plus wrap/frame/etc. If I was closer I'd crunch a # for cash; but bit too far for me. Did a pile of work around Mt Kisco and Golden's Bridge some years ago, always had great clients around those areas who wanted good work. I'm north of Mt Kisco (so closer to you!). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Holy ship 20 K for a deck. are they building out of a virgin narwhal whale material ?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Recovered wood from an old burned out seamans chapel in Nantucket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adkhunter1590 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Wow!! I'm getting quotes for a new 2 story 2 car garage and I'm getting prices from 18-25k so far. That's nuts that I can get a garage built for as much as a trex deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 1:56 AM, turkeyfeathers said: Holy ship 20 K for a deck. are they building out of a virgin narwhal whale material ?! Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI assume the material is the same price everywhere. Maybe the labor is cheaper upstate? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 5:03 AM, Adkhunter1590 said: Wow!! I'm getting quotes for a new 2 story 2 car garage and I'm getting prices from 18-25k so far. That's nuts that I can get a garage built for as much as a trex deck. Yea I'm sure I could get a pressure treated wood deck for under $10K but don't want the hassle every few years. Trex is like Vinyl siding on a house. You pay for it, but then don't worry about it for 20-25 years. Speaking of which, what does vinyl siding cost you guys? My friend has a typical raised ranch (under 2K sq ft) and paid around $24K- and that was 3 years agoSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adkhunter1590 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 11:03 AM, Biz-R-OWorld said: Yea I'm sure I could get a pressure treated wood deck for under $10K but don't want the hassle every few years. Trex is like Vinyl siding on a house. You pay for it, but then don't worry about it for 20-25 years. Speaking of which, what does vinyl siding cost you guys? My friend has a typical raised ranch (under 2K sq ft) and paid around $24K- and that was 3 years agoSent from my iPhone using TapatalkYa I'm sure wood would be much cheaper but I understand why you'd want trex. I'm debating myself on replacing our deck boards with trex but I don't think I'm gonna do it. I have 2 young boys, they will be old enough the next time it needs to be stained to do it for me. I did it for my father multiple times over the years so I expect my boys to get it done for me some day haha. My boys are lucky our house has vinyl siding instead of board and batten like all my parents houses had. Staining wood siding every few years REALLY sucks on a 5000 sq ft house 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Btw, I should mention that my deck is on the 2nd floor so I would have approx 9 steps leading to the backyard so essentially my deck is 16x24 instead of the aforementioned 16x19 (not including steps)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampy Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I'm certain too, that a Trex deck will add value to your home, if you should ever decide to sell. So it's not like you're tossing out $. And I'm sure the closer you are to NYC, the higher the labor costs. Being in Westchester, you are fairly close. So home pricing is higher too. My point is that most quality home improvements add value to the home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_barb Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 If you are going composite I would go with Azek.. Far superior product in my opinion.. We have had ours for 2 years and never requires more than hosing it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeGuy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 On 4/19/2017 at 2:31 PM, t_barb said: If you are going composite I would go with Azek.. Far superior product in my opinion.. We have had ours for 2 years and never requires more than hosing it offI know it's not what your looking for but choice dek from Lowe's or moisture shield are great options vs Trex or azek. Same 25 yr warranty and won't break the bank. Another thing to consider when switch from PT to composite is joist spacing must be 16" center's Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 1:20 AM, Biz-R-OWorld said: I was even willing to go with the non Trex railings to save money, but still over $18K for the lowest estimate I have gotten. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Expand They obviously want to retire off your deck. Ask them you want it itemized and see what they are charging for labor. I am willing to bet they didn't want to do your deck so they over estimated. I know of guys in my area that will do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Reached a deal. $14K cash. Having it done next April. It's over $6K at least in materials from what I researched, so $8K to tear down the old one and redo the new one along with dealing with the town and engineering approvals etc. I'm good. Lock it up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodfather Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I know its a done deal but Trex is not the best out there its real good but not the best. This client of mine had some sort of Brazilian deck done. The wood was so tough the crew went through 20 drill bits installing it. Stain it once and good forever. Mega-Bucks though. I have Trex with Azak trim for 3 years now and love it. My biggest concern was color fading from sun but so far so good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 On 4/20/2017 at 12:39 PM, Biz-R-OWorld said: Reached a deal. $14K cash. Having it done next April. It's over $6K at least in materials from what I researched, so $8K to tear down the old one and redo the new one along with dealing with the town and engineering approvals etc. I'm good. Lock it up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hey I'm actually thinking of doing the same thing any chance you can pm me the info of the company you are using im looking for estimates now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 On 5/30/2017 at 2:58 PM, chefhunter86 said: Hey I'm actually thinking of doing the same thing any chance you can pm me the info of the company you are using im looking for estimates now Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkWill do. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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