Go back and look at your proposals. What I have found is that the majority of decks with rails on three sides and a few steps end up just about double your floor measurement. I have simplified my measuring to doubling the floor squares and using $1.10/s.f. Planter boxes, benches and trellises are additional.
One final comment..I think $2.50 a linear foot of rail is too cheap. Rails are a royal PIA. If you can wash, brighten and seal all sides of 40 feet of railing in an hour's time, you are a better man than I. I think Henry's number is right there. I'd get a little more but $1400 seems a fair price. |