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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of it is labor. We were charged $950 to install two self-supplied ceiling fans in our porch. And it cost $250/ per outlet (plus $150 to run the wiring). We had a pretty big deck installed, but just to give you an idea how quickly costs added up: our bare bones 400sq ft unscreened upper deck was $13k. Lower deck was $11,700. Steps were $3200. Stair lights were $725. The bare bones portico (screens, roofs, beams, etc) was $12k. We upgraded the deck to Fiberon ($10k)(which I hate btw), the posts runners and rails ($10k) and the portico ($6k). Added skylights ($1k a pop). And then we needed a bunch of little things that added up (support beams etc). In the end, we were quoted $70k, but actually ended up paying closer to $80k. And that was in 2019, so you can double it if you want to figure out the current cost. [/quote]

This is incredibly helpful, thanks so much.

If there's any more detail about the $12K portico cost you can share, that would be amazing... i.e. how big? Type of roofing?  Do you know how the cost broke down between framing, roof, and screens?  [/quote]

NP here. I think the level of detail you’re looking for isn’t typically provided by the types of contractors who would do screened porches. You may want to consider one of those companies that add on three season rooms as their sole business. They might get you the level of detail in a quote that you seek.[/quote]

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