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Cost to Build a Deck in Columbus, OH: what the permits say

How much does it cost to build a deck in Columbus, OH? The usual deck & patio job filed with Columbus, OH is $15,000, from 623 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $12,000 and $21,028. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$15,000usual filed value
$12,000–$21,028middle half of firms' usual jobs
623priced permits (100% of 624)
146firms on file
51days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does it cost to build a deck in Columbus, OH?

The usual deck & patio job filed with Columbus, OH is $15,000, from 623 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $12,000 and $21,028. 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 & patio permit here usually takes 51 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 623 priced permits across 146 firms, pooled into one. Half of Columbus, OH deck & patio permits were filed between $8,200 and $22,100.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$4,4001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$8,2001 in 4 filed below
50th$15,100the middle permit
75th$22,1001 in 4 filed above
90th$31,5001 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: Franklin County Auditor base total values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $286,500$5,50048172
Middle third$286,500–$364,800$16,05048320
Upper third$365,500 and up$21,64248130

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
Rampit USA Inc4917$5,500$4,000–$6,80041.7%
Impact Property Management, LLC1414$3,500$2,500–$3,500—
US Quality Construction LLC2112$21,028$15,500–$26,33495.1%
Exterior Living Company LLC3011$19,418$14,932–$25,31296.9%
Apco Industries3610$12,000$8,850–$15,25094.7%
Re Connors Construction Ltd369$13,750$9,373–$16,35097.8%
Woodland Deck Company249$23,716$19,775–$27,26696.3%
Archadeck of Columbus258$11,794$7,088–$14,56496.6%
Revive Remodeling LLC258$11,500$7,167–$16,10060.3%
Shly Decks228$15,900$13,023–$21,37285.6%

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $12,000; the 131 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $16,500.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $365,500 and up) usually file $21,642, against $5,500 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 deck & patio permits is filed under $4,400 and 1 in 10 over $31,500, 7 times as much.
  • 99.8% of the 624 permits carry a value; the 1 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 623 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Columbus, OH, 1 in 10 deck & patio filed values sit under $4,400, the middle half between $8,200 and $22,100, and 1 in 10 over $31,500.

  • $40,900Above $31,500: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Columbus, OH.
  • $15,000Right at the usual $15,000: in the middle of the file.
  • $3,100Below $4,400: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule a deck build in Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH files the fewest deck & patio permits in February (44 against an average month of 100) and the most in April (129). 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 Columbus, OH →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Columbus Building & Zoning Services permits on 1-, 2- and 3-family homes (the city's Accela permit layer). 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 & patio job in Columbus, OH?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Columbus, OH deck & patio firms usually file between $12,000 and $21,028 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 1.8 times apart and both be normal for Columbus, OH. 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 & patio jobs in Columbus, OH?Half of permits were filed between $8,200 and $22,100; 8 in 10 between $4,400 and $31,500. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do deck builders charge in Columbus, OH?The usual deck & patio job is filed at $15,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $12,000 and $21,028. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $12,000, less 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 Columbus, OH file does not record how many each job covered, so we can't turn $15,000 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 $21,642, the lower third $5,500. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?City of Columbus Building & Zoning Services permits on 1-, 2- and 3-family homes (the city's Accela permit layer), read October 2026. How the records work in Columbus, OH →
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