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Got a quote for redoing my back deck
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:22 AM
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Size: 14' x 17'
Given: No footers or joists need to be replaced
Scope: remove the old decking, and replace with treated wood (26) 2x6x17
remove old decking on steps, two 6x6 areas (24) 2x6x6 boards
50 boards total to remove and replace
Estimate: $6,000
What the AF?
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So alls you gotta do is rip up the surfaces you stand on but nothing that keeps
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the structure from falling down? You have a truck for picking up and hauling off wood. All you need is a prybar, impact driver, the 50 boards, and some screws. Do this one yourself.
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My problem is time, and the lack thereof.
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:27 AM
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I'd do it, but I'd like it completed this year.
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You and FBMooch make up, talk him into
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coming over one Saturday in exchange for the old wood and y'all can knock this out in a couple of hours.
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Re: You and FBMooch make up, talk him into
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So, uh......
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Jul 1, 2025, 3:17 PM
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how much sausage should I bring ? Italian, German or Polish ?
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You changing the deck on your rental?
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Jul 1, 2025, 12:46 PM
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Jokes aside, if I were to redo a deck I’d definitely use the composite boards that will never rot or need to be stained.
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I won't be here that long for it to matter.
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Jul 1, 2025, 1:49 PM
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And on a resale, especially in this location, nobody cares. I mean they might walk back there and go "great! it has a trex deck" but nobody is buying (or not buying) the house because of it.
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You said that 3 years ago***
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I bought this place Oct '22.
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Jul 1, 2025, 1:51 PM
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3 years ago I was in a rental. And I wasn't in it that long.
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Ok 2 years and 9 months ago
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I would have thought of anyone here, you might have figured this out
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but I guess I've given you too much credit:
Houses don't mean a whole lot to me. It's just a place to poop, and keep my stuff dry. They are often a PIA, and cost a lot of money. A big benefit to this one is I'll never lose money on it when I sell it.
Like Dave Ramsey says, there's one on every corner.
I like the location here, but if it came down to it, I could be just as happy living in a bunch of different places.
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I have a 12 person tent I'll trade with you for your house***
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Re: Got a quote for redoing my back deck
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You should see my quotes for a brand new second story deck and screened in porch.
It will make you throw up.
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Its craziness out there***
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Re: That comment deserves a TD?
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Actually seems cheap for what I've been seeing...
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:44 AM
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Labor is fooking expensive these days. When burger flippers are making $15-20 an hour inside, manual labor is making a killing.
I got a quote for 140 linear feet of 5-1/4 baseboards with shoe molding. Install, caulk, paint. Materials were right at $600. Total quote was $3,200.
That's $18.50 a linear foot in labor.
Needless to say it's now on the DIY list.
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Some folks spent a lot of years putting down those jobs
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:57 AM
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so now there are way fewer people that do them. Well, not fast food, those people deserve their wages because of ####### customers.
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Re: Got a quote for redoing my back deck
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:46 AM
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I would consult Obed before you agree to anything.
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That sounds very reasonable.
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:53 AM
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Not joking.
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Would you be willing to give an itemized breakdown
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:55 AM
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on a project like this?
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Materials - $1,000
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Labor
2 men, 2 days (10 hrs/day) at $45/hr = $900
Redbulls, honeybuns, fuel, general expenses = $50
Shrooms (provided by homeowner) = $0
Profit = $4,050
Total = $6,000
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [104849]
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Labor oopsie shoullda been 1800$
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Jul 1, 2025, 12:03 PM
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Knocks profit down to $3,1450
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You know what I mean***
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I mean... this is a little (lot) off.
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If you were a professional estimator, I would forgive you, but....
things not considered... some mentioned below:
permits, hauling, dump fees, etc.
Also, overhead for the guy doing the quoting and all the other overhead expenses.
I would say profit is between 20%-30%.
Which for a job that small, is very reasonable profit margin.
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Permits? We don't need no stinkin' permits
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I just had my hot water heater replaces (gas instant hot water heater is something I didn't know I needed until I got it)...The guys who were going to pull permits and everything were like $2k more expensive. F that, it isn't rocket science. Dudes even knocked off a few bucks since I helped them load the old heaters up with my front end loader.
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Unless you are literally adding onto the footprint of a house
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I don't know why you would get a permit.
County I'm in is all.. pffft technically yes, but I'm not coming all the way to Aynor to check and see if you ran your ethernet cable correctly
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Says the HOA president***
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Guess someone would have to blow themselves up.***
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Re: Got a quote for redoing my back deck
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I just need to replace the step treads on mine and holey moley the price of treated lumber.
Hopefully the bottom drops out by the time it gets cool enough for me to attempt it
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I charge way more than that for deck embiggening***
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lol, I did two deck refurbs in the past week, 1 for my rental and 1 for a church
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Workcamp. Was the contractor on-site with 5 teens and one adult. Good times except for the. 105-110 heat index
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"Workcamp"? Sounds like forced labor
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Jul 1, 2025, 12:29 PM
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Got any of that forced labor I can borrow?
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Re: "Workcamp"? Sounds like forced labor
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lol, service, but there were a few that were complaining it was forced labor. I guess that is what cellphone withdrawal does to kids these days
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Catholic***
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Sorry. I thought you said church***
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With deck and stair railings?
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Got to include demo and hauling?
Permit and inspection?
Doesn’t sound crazy.
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No, yes (I think), no, still crazy***
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just get some Mexicans to do it
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oh... wait.... 
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Re: just get some Mexicans to do it
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It would cost half as much, take half as long to do, and be twice as good
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This is what happens with you go with the white guys***
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find your nearest home depot and be sure to wear all black
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It's best to just DIY everything you can these days if you have the ability
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But I could get my projects done a lot faster if I had a couple of Mexican helpers to do the grunt work.
And use composite decking from a good brand, much easier maintenance.
Personally, I'm letting my deck rot so I have the incentive to tear it down and add on to the house in same footprint...
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Hey. Bad idea. Ask me how I know***
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Drop us a pic of that sick home made deck***
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I was referring to adding to the footprint of a house
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holy ####### air ball
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My request still stands***
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I don't have the homemade deck anymore
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the buyers got rid of it but I didn't care because of the sweet sweet equity
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Youre telling me there is no surviving photographic evidence?***
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Somebody has it***
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You can find anything on the internets dot dot dot
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Prove it!
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dot gif
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I cut out the bushes to make it look bigger***
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It has the "carpet" stapled to it.
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Holyshit.com.
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That's 1/4 inch Luan soaked in thompson water seal #######***
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lol..Is that supposed to be better?
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And that rockpile. WT actual fsck?
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You mean the fire pit or the gravel drive way***
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Whichever screams poverty and halfass louder to you***
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Those were the good old days***
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Had many a fun night on that thing with my neighbor who would drunkenly
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bring over Blanton's then leave it.
Then in the morning when he was hungover he would ask if I still had the bottle and I told him we drank it all and he just doesn't remember it.
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So you stole your neighbors liquor.
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You just don't get why this kind of thing is a problem.
You really need to change your name to FBmoochSC
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I didn't steal it. He left it. Learn to read***
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And he asked you about it, and you lied.
Jul 1, 2025, 3:41 PM
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So you are a liar AND a thief.
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It's not a lie. We did drink it all. We were drinking He left. I finished it. We***
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Re: It's not a lie. We did drink it all. We were drinking He left. I finished it. We***
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Having a big deck isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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I can relate.
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Re: Having a big deck isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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Re: Having a big deck isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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TREATED wood? There's your problem.***
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He should go with marine grade***
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I'll build it out of Coosa board
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Jul 1, 2025, 3:05 PM
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finish up with some 1708 biax cloth and epoxy resin.
THAT should lower the price.
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Oculus Spirit [43210]
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Dang that's cheap***
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Jul 1, 2025, 2:49 PM
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You saw the size, right?***
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Jul 1, 2025, 2:59 PM
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Clemson Icon [25855]
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That sounds cheap, what's the catch?
Jul 1, 2025, 7:52 PM
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For comparison, I have a quote for $16k to replace gutters, or $6k to paint my fence. Paying $6k for a deck sounds like a steal.
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Dude lowered his price about $1,000
Jul 2, 2025, 10:30 AM
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from his first quote. I'm $8500 all in getting all new wood decking, new steps, and a metal roof.
I think I'm going to do it.
Expensive month for home stuff...getting a new driveway/slab installed for my boat to park on as we speak.
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