Has anyone built their own backyard patio deck before? Specifically, a raised patio deck? Your experience? How much did you spend?

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Lumber prices right now would put you around $1m for a small deck.

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Ya, why I hesitate to consider any of this!

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Nearly finished with my deck. I highly suggest building a detached floating deck and checking your state's building codes. Also, it is better to be safe than sorry--consider pulling permits in the event you sell later and questions come up. I received quotes for 3 - 4.5x material cost and did it myself for the 1x rate.

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Did you get quotes from big box companies and / or neighborhood handy(wo)men?

So many factors involved. Your question is very generic.

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Lol

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I helped my parents build a roughly 15' x 15' raised patio about a decade ago. My dad and I did the whole thing ourselves and if memory serves, we did it for <$2k in Ohio.

With inflated lumber prices now, that would likely be closer to $5k if not more.

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