Anonymous
06/24/2023 14:49
Subject: Re:Why do screened porches cost so much? (& can they be cheaper if done with an addition?)
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.
Anonymous
06/23/2023 17:37
Subject: Re:Why do screened porches cost so much? (& can they be cheaper if done with an addition?)
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
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
06/23/2023 17:15
Subject: Why do screened porches cost so much? (& can they be cheaper if done with an addition?)
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.
Crazy how pricey this has gotten.