Why do screened porches cost so much? (& can they be cheaper if done with an addition?)

[Anonymous]

Do even the deck and patio only type companies cost as much as is being described? Like patio enclosures dot come or sun deck medics???

Crazy how pricey this has gotten.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s that they don’t want the small jobs. The cost to get all their stuff on site and order materials is the same for your porch and a full house. But the revenue to them is far greater for the full house. So they charge a premium for the small addition to make it worth their time.

Does that mean it would be cheaper if done along with a larger addition/renovation?

Yes, when we built our new home a few years a go it only cost 14k to add a 35 x 12 screen porch. The most expensive part was the 8k retractable screens

That's why it blows my mind that every new house here doesn't have a screened in porch. Would be a great selling point with all the mosquitoes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s that they don’t want the small jobs. The cost to get all their stuff on site and order materials is the same for your porch and a full house. But the revenue to them is far greater for the full house. So they charge a premium for the small addition to make it worth their time.

Does that mean it would be cheaper if done along with a larger addition/renovation?

Yes, when we built our new home a few years a go it only cost 14k to add a 35 x 12 screen porch. The most expensive part was the 8k retractable screens

Was this in DC? We're going to bidding soon for a larger project and are thinking of separating the screen porch as an optional add on for them to price separately.