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Cost to Build a Deck in Arlington, VA: what the permits say

How much does it cost to build a deck in Arlington, VA? The usual deck & porch job filed with Arlington, VA is $18,500, from 402 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $12,000 and $27,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$18,500usual filed value
$12,000–$27,000middle half of firms' usual jobs
402priced permits (100% of 402)
180firms on file
61days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does it cost to build a deck in Arlington, VA?

The usual deck & porch job filed with Arlington, VA is $18,500, from 402 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $12,000 and $27,000. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A deck & porch permit here usually takes 61 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 402 priced permits across 180 firms, pooled into one. Half of Arlington, VA deck & porch permits were filed between $10,500 and $30,100.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$5,7001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$10,5001 in 4 filed below
50th$19,000the middle permit
75th$30,1001 in 4 filed above
90th$54,2001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Arlington County 2026 assessed values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $1,094,300$17,5006098
Middle third$1,094,300–$1,392,500$21,15060151
Upper third$1,401,250 and up$20,00060153

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Core Outdoor Living LLC3813$22,005$13,804–$27,26895.5%
FA Outdoor Spaces LLC97$30,000$20,000–$30,000—
Long Fence Company Inc135$18,160$11,780–$25,4609 of 9
Diversified Property Services Inc95$22,919$18,000–$41,290—
Sundecks, Incorporated65$18,906$14,475–$31,327—
Build HD LLC154$11,667$8,737–$18,71797.3%
Fortress Construction LLC94$26,500$17,500–$45,0005 of 5
Scott Holtzhauer Inc64$39,826$31,574–$57,783—
Arlington Fence Company113$10,000$9,500–$18,5008 of 8
Steadfast Construction Inc93$27,000$16,200–$39,0006 of 6

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $22,005; the 175 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $20,000.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,401,250 and up) usually file $20,000, against $17,500 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 deck & porch permits is filed under $5,700 and 1 in 10 over $54,200, 10 times as much.
  • 100.0% of the 402 permits carry a value; the 0 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 402 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Arlington, VA, 1 in 10 deck & porch filed values sit under $5,700, the middle half between $10,500 and $30,100, and 1 in 10 over $54,200.

  • $70,400Above $54,200: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Arlington, VA.
  • $18,500Right at the usual $18,500: in the middle of the file.
  • $4,000Below $5,700: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule a deck build in Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA files the fewest deck & porch permits in December (81 against an average month of 100) and the most in August (131). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Arlington, VA →

How these numbers are made

Source: Arlington County, VA building and trade permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

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Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a deck & porch job in Arlington, VA?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Arlington, VA deck & porch firms usually file between $12,000 and $27,000 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.2 times apart and both be normal for Arlington, VA. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for deck & porch jobs in Arlington, VA?Half of permits were filed between $10,500 and $30,100; 8 in 10 between $5,700 and $54,200. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do deck builders charge in Arlington, VA?The usual deck & porch job is filed at $18,500; the middle half of firms usually file between $12,000 and $27,000. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $22,005, more than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Why is this different from the per-square-foot prices I see online?Online prices are quoted per square foot. A filed value is one number for the whole job on one permit, often many square feet plus the work around them, and the Arlington, VA file does not record how many each job covered, so we can't turn $18,500 into a price per square foot.
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $20,000, the lower third $17,500. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?Arlington County, VA building and trade permits, read October 2026. How the records work in Arlington, VA →
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