- Deck repair usually costs $700 to $3,350, about $1,850 typical.
- Repairing or resurfacing an existing deck: boards, railings, stairs or framing.
What deck repair costs
Most homeowners pay $700 to $3,350 for deck repair, and $1,850 is a typical price. Repairing or resurfacing an existing deck: boards, railings, stairs or framing.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $700 |
| Typical | $1,850 |
| High end | $3,350 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $2,277 typical in Hawaii against $1,595 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- What failed. Loose boards and railings are cheap. Rotted joists, ledger boards and posts are the costly repairs.
- Resurfacing. Fixr's typical job is new deck boards on a 300 square foot deck.
- Safety. Loose railings and a rotted ledger are urgent.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tear-out and debris removal | $5 to $15 a sq ft | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing deck repair bids.
Deck repair cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national deck repair range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $617 | $1,631 | $2,954 |
| Alaska | $813 | $2,150 | $3,893 |
| Arizona | $689 | $1,822 | $3,299 |
| Arkansas | $603 | $1,595 | $2,888 |
| California | $786 | $2,076 | $3,759 |
| Colorado | $712 | $1,881 | $3,405 |
| Connecticut | $785 | $2,075 | $3,758 |
| Delaware | $699 | $1,847 | $3,344 |
| District of Columbia | $775 | $2,047 | $3,707 |
| Florida | $628 | $1,660 | $3,006 |
| Georgia | $631 | $1,668 | $3,021 |
| Hawaii | $862 | $2,277 | $4,123 |
| Idaho | $676 | $1,787 | $3,236 |
| Illinois | $848 | $2,242 | $4,060 |
| Indiana | $716 | $1,893 | $3,428 |
| Iowa | $699 | $1,848 | $3,347 |
| Kansas | $668 | $1,765 | $3,196 |
| Kentucky | $655 | $1,731 | $3,134 |
| Louisiana | $632 | $1,671 | $3,026 |
| Maine | $705 | $1,864 | $3,376 |
| Maryland | $702 | $1,856 | $3,361 |
| Massachusetts | $826 | $2,184 | $3,955 |
| Michigan | $712 | $1,881 | $3,405 |
| Minnesota | $792 | $2,093 | $3,790 |
| Mississippi | $610 | $1,612 | $2,920 |
| Missouri | $715 | $1,891 | $3,424 |
| Montana | $710 | $1,876 | $3,398 |
| Nebraska | $659 | $1,743 | $3,156 |
| Nevada | $715 | $1,891 | $3,424 |
| New Hampshire | $704 | $1,860 | $3,368 |
| New Jersey | $798 | $2,109 | $3,820 |
| New Mexico | $632 | $1,670 | $3,024 |
| New York | $777 | $2,052 | $3,716 |
| North Carolina | $628 | $1,661 | $3,007 |
| North Dakota | $711 | $1,880 | $3,405 |
| Ohio | $718 | $1,898 | $3,438 |
| Oklahoma | $623 | $1,646 | $2,981 |
| Oregon | $746 | $1,973 | $3,572 |
| Pennsylvania | $707 | $1,868 | $3,383 |
| Rhode Island | $725 | $1,915 | $3,468 |
| South Carolina | $630 | $1,664 | $3,013 |
| South Dakota | $634 | $1,674 | $3,032 |
| Tennessee | $636 | $1,682 | $3,045 |
| Texas | $627 | $1,657 | $3,000 |
| Utah | $683 | $1,805 | $3,269 |
| Vermont | $701 | $1,853 | $3,356 |
| Virginia | $678 | $1,792 | $3,245 |
| Washington | $813 | $2,147 | $3,888 |
| West Virginia | $686 | $1,814 | $3,285 |
| Wisconsin | $729 | $1,926 | $3,488 |
| Wyoming | $701 | $1,854 | $3,357 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $500 to $3,000 | $1,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $890 to $3,663 | $2,246 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $859 to $3,321 | $2,019 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
How the deck repair range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 60%. Repairs are mostly carpentry time. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, deck repair cost; HomeAdvisor, deck repair cost; Bob Vila, deck repair cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.