Have you had a deck built?

[Anonymous]

Do you recommend your builder? How much did it cost? Any lessons learned the hard way? Or things you would have done differently? (We're starting from scratch here).

[Anonymous]

I’m having a screened porch built. I interviewed 2 builders that friends in my neighborhood used and picked one. I would ask around your neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m having a screened porch built. I interviewed 2 builders that friends in my neighborhood used and picked one. I would ask around your neighborhood.

How much is a screened porch?

[Anonymous]

We paid ~$50k for ours and we love the design.

That said, we’ve had numerous problems (roof leaks, skylight leaks, loose boards) - just careless errors. I wish I’d taken my contractor’s reviews more seriously and not selected him because of word of mouth. His subcontractor was lazy and careless. Just be sure to do your homework.

I love my deck but will
Likely have a better contractor fix the issues his subs caused

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m having a screened porch built. I interviewed 2 builders that friends in my neighborhood used and picked one. I would ask around your neighborhood.

Not OP, but how is the design going on this? Are you doing any storage underneath? We’re thinking about adding one to our larger project- the architect drew up a design but it’s been hard trying to find examples and decide on details (finishes, color, final size).

[Anonymous]

We used Trex and love it, but be cautious if your deck gets full sun because it gets hot.

[Anonymous]

I used Pro built twice and did a great job.
They are not the cheapest but I found them to be the most professional.

[Anonymous]

How much do decks cost?

[Anonymous]

We paid $75k for a first floor screened in porch with a second floor walk out deck on top. Trex Flooring and vinyl railings. Screened in porch was built on existing concrete slab.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone added an area below a portion of the deck so that water doesn't leak through?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We paid $75k for a first floor screened in porch with a second floor walk out deck on top. Trex Flooring and vinyl railings. Screened in porch was built on existing concrete slab.

Yowza! Expensive. Sounds really nice though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m having a screened porch built. I interviewed 2 builders that friends in my neighborhood used and picked one. I would ask around your neighborhood.

Not OP, but how is the design going on this? Are you doing any storage underneath? We’re thinking about adding one to our larger project- the architect drew up a design but it’s been hard trying to find examples and decide on details (finishes, color, final size).

I'm the PP. I'm paying $77K for a 14x20 screened porch (trex, with 2 skylights) and a patio. I think you could subtract $10K out of the total for the patio if you just want the porch price. If I didn't do a screened in porch, I think I could have done a new deck for $25-35K.

I didn't hire a separate architect but both builders made design proposals to me. I didn't use the cheapest builders where I had to come up with the plan - I used somewhat higher end ones that had this design capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m having a screened porch built. I interviewed 2 builders that friends in my neighborhood used and picked one. I would ask around your neighborhood.

Not OP, but how is the design going on this? Are you doing any storage underneath? We’re thinking about adding one to our larger project- the architect drew up a design but it’s been hard trying to find examples and decide on details (finishes, color, final size).

I'm the PP. I'm paying $77K for a 14x20 screened porch (trex, with 2 skylights) and a patio. I think you could subtract $10K out of the total for the patio if you just want the porch price. If I didn't do a screened in porch, I think I could have done a new deck for $25-35K.

I didn't hire a separate architect but both builders made design proposals to me. I didn't use the cheapest builders where I had to come up with the plan - I used somewhat higher end ones that had this design capacity.

How long did it take them to build the screened porch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m having a screened porch built. I interviewed 2 builders that friends in my neighborhood used and picked one. I would ask around your neighborhood.

Not OP, but how is the design going on this? Are you doing any storage underneath? We’re thinking about adding one to our larger project- the architect drew up a design but it’s been hard trying to find examples and decide on details (finishes, color, final size).

I'm the PP. I'm paying $77K for a 14x20 screened porch (trex, with 2 skylights) and a patio. I think you could subtract $10K out of the total for the patio if you just want the porch price. If I didn't do a screened in porch, I think I could have done a new deck for $25-35K.

I didn't hire a separate architect but both builders made design proposals to me. I didn't use the cheapest builders where I had to come up with the plan - I used somewhat higher end ones that had this design capacity.

How long did it take them to build the screened porch?

I think they said 3-4 weeks. It’s happening now!

[Anonymous]

If you are in DC, expect work to stop several times to wait for the city to inspect. Really slows down the process.