Build an Exit Ramp
Posted by Rick P. Columbia, SC (August, 9, 2013) Cost to build a ramp 21′ long parallel to [email protected]″ high with a 3×3 landing. 36″ width ramp with 36″ handrails. graduation about 2:12.
Deck Building & Repair
Install Lattice Around Deck
Submitted by: Michel M, Norwood, OH Friday, July 12, 2013 What would be the cost to install 160 sq feet of lattice to be put around deck, deck 3 1/2 feet off ground?
Cost to Repaint a Deck
Submitted by: Sarah Location: Barre, MA What would the cost be for power washing, scrapping off chipped paint, and repainting a 12×12 outside deck with railings all around deck?
What will it cost to build a deck?
Deck – Cost to add a pergola awning Submitted by: enelsonmo – Budget: 1000 Kansas City, MO USA (Thursday, July 14, 2011) Extend our deck with a pergelo awning to shade the patio. The pergelo awning will be 10` x 10` and attach to the deck. Two posts will need to be placed on the …
Cost to Remove an Awning from a Deck
Submitted by: melriz73 – Budget: $200 Roseville, CA USA (Tuesday, June 01, 2010) Tearing down wood awning attached to house. Approx 450 sqft, approx 8 2x6s 12 ft long with 1x2s attached on top for shade covering. Once down to be cut into 18 inch pieces. Low Price: $200 Consensus Price: $350 High Price: $350 …
Replace Wooden Bed in Trailer
This small trailer was worth repairing. It is approximately 6′ wide by 7′ long and would be capable of carrying small farm equipment after it is repaired. Using pressure treated 2×6 fir and securing the planks with round headed carriage bolts, this trailer is ready to go. To complicate the installation, the trailer design has the planks …
Cost to Repair Skirting on Spa
This spa / hot tub is in good shape except for the skirting. The doors have broken off, some of the slats have fallen in and the entire wood surface needs to be sanded and refinished. The missing skirting pieces were filled with scavenged wood from the old doors. New doors were built from an …
Outdoor Stairway – Build New Steps
How is this for a set of steps? They need replacement. These steps failed because the foot of the stringer was resting on bare earth. When the wood rotted away, the steps crumbled. To install these properly, footings need to be added at the bottom of the steps. A post for the railing was sunk to provide extra stability …
Handyman Cost to Re-Stain a Deck
How Much Would a Handyman Charge to Re-Stain a Deck? To re-stain a deck the biggest block of time is spent preparing for the staining. Power washing the deck, repairing any rotted or broken boards must all be done first. Leaving the deck to dry for at least 48 hours after the pressure washing is …
Cost Of Stripping And Staining Deck Handrail
Submitted by: ajules86 – Lexington, VA USA I had a contractor working under me strip latex paint off a deck handrail down to bare wood and I applied two coats of green stain. The deck is about 10’x12′. It took him 23 hours to completely strip the paint and it took me 8 hours to …
How Much Should it Cost to Replace a Spa Railing?
This railing for the spa steps was built by a handyman but the clients aren’t happy with it. They want something more attractive and more stable. Redwood is the preferred material. When this job was completed in 2007 the total invoice was $485. Low estimate for materials and labor: Misc hardware, nails and screws Redwood …
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