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15 posts · 222 pickets · 60 bags concrete · add your ZIP for local prices
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Rescue a rotted 12×16 deck
“Old 12×16 deck off the back door. Boards are soft and a few joists look rotted near the house. Fix or replace?”
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- Inspect the ledger, flashing, joists and footings. A photo alone cannot confirm structural safety.
- A calculator-checked rebuild
- 13 joists · 58 deck boards · $3,169.05 estimated materials
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- Whether the existing footings are sound; permit and frost-depth requirements locally.
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FencePosts, rails, pickets, gates
DeckJoists, beams, decking
ShedStuds, sheathing, roof
PergolaPosts, beams, shade slats
Concrete slabBags, yards, rebar
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Chicken coopCoop + predator run
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16×12 pressure-treated deck
- Length
- 16 ft
- Width
- 12 ft
- Area
- 192 sqft
- Material
- pressure-treated
- Style
- attached
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See the full example plan11 priced line items
$108 of the total
7 cut groups, optimizer ready
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