Georgia Cost GuideHow much does a deck or porch cost in Georgia?
Estimated price ranges for a new deck, composite and wood decks, and screened and covered porches from Georgia builders' own websites, plus what moves each price, from the height of the deck to the roof over a porch.
The short answer
We checked 179 Georgia deck builder websites.
Screened porch
$26,500 to $50,000+
Prices from 5 Georgia deck builders
Screened porch: what goes into itComposite deck
$12,700 to $20,000+
Prices from 8 Georgia deck builders
Composite deck: what goes into itThese are typical ranges for whole projects, not quotes. Decks and porches come in every size, so the ranges are wide, and the sections below explain what moves your price. The dot marks the middle price, and a + means some businesses charge more. Where a job has no range, it's because we only show a price once enough Georgia businesses publish one.
New deck
The new deck range comes from builders' estimates for a whole deck, usually the frame, the decking boards, railings and stairs, where the estimate did not name the board material. Ask what size and material a quote assumes, since both change the price.
The range for this job is in the short answer above.
What moves the price
- Size of the deck
- More square footage means more framing, more boards and more labor, so a larger deck costs more.
- Height off the ground
- A deck set high off the ground, such as one off an upper floor or on a sloped lot, needs taller posts, more bracing and longer stairs, which raise the price.
- Decking material
- Composite and other low-upkeep boards usually cost more up front than pressure-treated wood. The sections below have a range for each.
- Railings and stairs
- Railings run along every open edge and each set of stairs adds framing, so a deck with long open sides or more than one stair run costs more. Metal, cable or glass railings usually cost more than wood.
- Shape and extras
- Angles, curves, built-in benches and more than one level add design time and labor. Wiring for deck lights or outlets is electrical work, priced on its own.
- Plans and permits
- Ask whether drawings, any permit and the inspections are in the quote or billed separately.
Composite deck
Composite decking is made from wood fibers and plastic, shaped into boards that are not stained or sealed the way wood is. The frame under the boards is usually still wood.
The range for this job is in the short answer above.
What moves the price
- Board grade and color
- Composite lines run from basic boards to premium ones with deeper colors and more realistic grain, and the premium lines cost more.
- Hidden fasteners
- Clips that hold the boards from the side leave a clean surface with no screw heads, but they can take more time to install than screws driven through the top.
- Joist spacing
- Composite boards can call for joists set closer together than wood boards do, which adds lumber to the frame. Ask what spacing the board maker calls for.
- Matching trim
- Fascia boards and stair treads in the same composite as the decking add material at composite prices.
Wood deck
A wood deck uses wood boards on a wood frame, most often pressure-treated pine, with cedar and hardwoods as costlier choices. Wood usually costs less up front than composite and needs staining or sealing on a schedule to keep it looking good.
The range for this job is in the short answer above.
What moves the price
- Species of wood
- Pressure-treated pine usually costs the least. Cedar and tropical hardwoods cost more for the boards and can take more labor to cut and fasten.
- Grade of lumber
- Boards with fewer knots and straighter grain cost more than standard grades, and they are less likely to warp or split.
- First coat of finish
- Some builders include a first coat of stain or sealer and some leave it to you, so a quote with the finish included can look higher.
- Upkeep over time
- Wood's lower price up front comes with cleaning, staining and replacing boards later, which the price of the deck does not cover.
Screened porch
A screened porch is a roofed outdoor room with screen walls, built on a new floor or on top of an existing deck or patio. The roof and how it joins the house are much of the work, which is a large part of why it costs more than a deck.
The range for this job is in the short answer above.
What moves the price
- Tying into the roof
- A porch roof that ties into the house's roof line takes more framing and flashing than a roof that stands on its own, and roofing it to match the house adds material.
- Building on what is there
- Screening in an existing deck or patio can cost less than building from the ground up, if the frame or slab is sound enough to carry walls and a roof.
- Screen system
- Simple screen panels cost less than framed systems, or panels that swap screens for glass in cooler months.
- Ceiling, fan and lights
- A finished ceiling adds carpentry, and a ceiling fan and lights add electrical work, which an electrician prices.
Covered porch
A covered porch has a roof but open sides, set on a deck frame or a concrete slab at the front or back of the house. A ceiling fan or lights under the roof are work for an electrician, priced separately.
Covered porch
$18,600 to $40,000+
Prices from 6 Georgia deck builders
Covered porch: what goes into itWhat moves the price
- Roof style
- A shed roof that slopes down from the house usually costs less than a gable roof with its own peak, which takes more framing.
- Floor under the roof
- Building the floor new costs more than adding a roof over a deck or patio that is already there and sound.
- Posts and columns
- Plain wood posts cost less than wrapped or tapered columns, or columns set on brick or stone bases.
- Ceiling finish
- Leaving the rafters open costs less than closing the ceiling in with boards or panels.
Deck replacement
There is no Georgia range for deck replacement yet. A replacement can mean new boards and railings on the old frame, or tearing out the whole deck and starting over, so ask which one a quote covers.
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What moves the price
- Frame or surface
- Replacing only the boards and railings costs less than a new frame, but it only works when the joists, beams and posts are sound.
- Tear-out and hauling
- Taking the old deck apart and hauling it away adds labor and disposal to the price.
- The ledger board
- The board that fastens the deck to the house is a common place for rot. Replacing it can mean taking off siding and adding flashing, which raises the price.
- Current building rules
- Ask whether a rebuilt deck has to meet current rules for railings, stairs and footings, which can add work the old deck never had.
Deck repair
There is no Georgia range for deck repair yet. Repairs run from swapping out boards to replacing joists or posts, and the first visit often starts with finding how far rot or damage goes.
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What moves the price
- How far damage goes
- Rot that has reached the joists or posts costs much more to fix than damage to the boards on top.
- Matching the old boards
- New boards rarely match weathered ones, so some owners replace a whole section, or the whole surface, to keep the color even.
- Stairs and railings
- A loose railing or a rotted stair stringer can often be repaired on its own, which usually costs less than rebuilding the stairs.
- Room to work underneath
- A low deck with little space below makes the joists and posts slow to reach, which adds labor.
Pergola
A pergola is an open frame of posts and beams over a deck or patio, with no solid roof. There is no Georgia range for pergolas yet.
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What moves the price
- Pergola material
- Wood, vinyl and aluminum pergolas are priced differently, and a kit usually costs less than one built from scratch.
- Size and posts
- A larger pergola needs longer beams and more posts, and each post needs a footing or a sound place to mount.
- Shade on top
- Slats set closer together, a louvered roof or a retractable cover add material and cost.
- Freestanding or attached
- A pergola fastened to the house needs a sound place to attach, while a freestanding one needs posts on every corner.
Sunroom
A sunroom is an enclosed room with walls of windows, meant to be used in more seasons than a screened porch. It is closer to a home addition than a deck, and there is no Georgia range for it yet.
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What moves the price
- Glass and windows
- Better insulated glass and windows that open cost more than fixed panels or panels that swap between screens and glass.
- Heating and cooling
- A sunroom tied into the home's heating and cooling, or given its own unit, costs more than one left unheated.
- Foundation and floor
- A new slab or framed floor costs more than enclosing a porch that already has a sound floor and roof.
- Power in the room
- Outlets, lights and a ceiling fan are electrical work, priced by an electrician on top of the room itself.
What a good deck or porch quote should list
Two deck quotes can be far apart for reasons that have nothing to do with the builder's skill. Ask each builder to put these in writing:
- Which job the price covers: a new deck, new boards on the old frame, or a porch with a roof
- The size and height the price is based on, and the decking and railing materials by type
- What the frame is made of, how the deck fastens to the house, and what the posts sit on
- Whether stairs, railings, trim and any built-in benches are included
- Whether drawings, any permit and the inspections are in the price, and who applies for the permit
- Whether removing an old deck and hauling it away is included
- For a porch, the roof style, the roofing material and how it joins the house's roof
- What the warranty covers on the labor and on the materials
Where these numbers come from
We collect these prices with our own crawler, which reads the public websites of Georgia deck builders and follows each site's robots.txt rules. It has read 179 of their websites so far. Each range is the middle half of the prices and cost guides those businesses publish, collected November 2026. A price list is what a business says it charges; a cost guide is a business's own estimate of what the job usually runs in Georgia. We check every figure against the page it came from, leave out national averages and prices from other states, and count a business only once, even if it has several websites. We never name the businesses behind a range. This page is written and published by Georgia SEO Company.
| Job | Businesses that post a price |
|---|---|
| New deck | 5 (all cost guides) |
| Composite deck | 8 (1 price list, 7 cost guides) |
| Wood deck | 7 (1 price list, 6 cost guides) |
| Screened porch | 5 (all cost guides) |
| Covered porch | 6 (1 price list, 5 cost guides) |
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