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100 cities

Official permit fees

Checked Aug 13, 2026

How we price

Local labor, materials and the city's published permit fee, with a source for every number. How we price

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Cities we cover

Deck materials calculator

Enter the length, width, and height off the ground. The calculator counts boards, joists, and fasteners, and gives a materials total you can overwrite.

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How we get the number

  1. Start from a typical national cost for the job.
  2. Adjust labor for wages in that city. Materials stay at the national figure.
  3. Add the permit as its own line from the city's published fee schedule when we have it. If we do not, that line stays blank.

How the numbers are sourced