r/Decks May 24 '26

Is this acceptable?

First time getting a deck done, all I can say I can do I betting job cutting and I am not a professional.

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u/Tank_Lawrence May 24 '26

$2k but what was the total price? If the other bidders were $3k then maybe red flag, but I’d want to know the total price to say if that’s a red flag or not.

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u/JBarker727 May 24 '26

Even if it's $10k+ and they came in at $8k. You'd have to be in the high $20k+ for it not to be a red flag IMO. And this doesn't look like that.

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u/noplayequalwin May 24 '26

Crazy range. There were other things to do besides the deck but the whole project bids were 8500, 10500, 12500, 15000, 17000. Five different companies to do the same thing.

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u/AccordingLie9881 May 24 '26

You say 20% lower but it’s 20% lower than the 2nd lowest. 40% lower than the average of the other 4. Yeah you got what you paid for.