I'm keen to get an idea of how much we could expect to pay for a covered deck in Brisbane.
It is 8.6m x 4m with zinc custom orb with 50mm thick blanket insulation, new rear stairs, 10mm green board to ceiling including insulation. Hang french doors, $500 allowance for electrics, excavation for four (maybe more?) posts at back, removal of existing stairs and removal of concrete pad and skip bins to take it away.
It will require removing part of the back of the roof and joining in the new deck roof to the existing roof, and also building it around an existing hip, so not simply a straight-forward "slap it on" roof.
It includes certification of plans and frame and final inspections, engineer design and inspection and soils test.
We are looking at $38K which allows for hubby to do some of the grunt work. Without his grunt work we would be looking at closer to $45K.
It seems high but we've not built a deck for several years. I was thinking $30K would cover it, but clearly it is either a high quote or I'm out of touch. This is our first quote from a builder we know quite well.
Does it seem high? Or am I just out of touch with what costs to build a decent deck these days?
It is 8.6m x 4m with zinc custom orb with 50mm thick blanket insulation, new rear stairs, 10mm green board to ceiling including insulation. Hang french doors, $500 allowance for electrics, excavation for four (maybe more?) posts at back, removal of existing stairs and removal of concrete pad and skip bins to take it away.
It will require removing part of the back of the roof and joining in the new deck roof to the existing roof, and also building it around an existing hip, so not simply a straight-forward "slap it on" roof.
It includes certification of plans and frame and final inspections, engineer design and inspection and soils test.
We are looking at $38K which allows for hubby to do some of the grunt work. Without his grunt work we would be looking at closer to $45K.
It seems high but we've not built a deck for several years. I was thinking $30K would cover it, but clearly it is either a high quote or I'm out of touch. This is our first quote from a builder we know quite well.
Does it seem high? Or am I just out of touch with what costs to build a decent deck these days?