Originally Posted by kappa8
Originally Posted by marktheshark
For comparison I recently got $2.5k to completely remove a 20x16 ground level main deck and 8x8 side deck, railings and 2-2 stair steps. Was going to take a skid loader with grapple bucket to do it but on further inspection it was so rotted most of the boards actually easily pulled up from the joists with a pry bar. Able to back a dump trailer within 15 feet of the decks. Using hand tools, a Stihl 025 chainsaw, cordless circular and reciprocating saws, myself and a helper had it demo'd, loaded and site cleaned up in around 4 hours. Paid the helper $25/hr, $75 to dump the debris, around 20 miles total on the truck.
Good info Mark. $2500 just for demo. Nothing comes cheap nowadays.

I did not bid that, we were doing a driveway excavation for a neighbor and that lady came over and said her contractor was not going to be able to get there for over a month to do it and she wanted it done sooner....she asked if I could do it for what he quoted and actually showed me his bid. Believe his quote included a roll off dumpster rental for around 600 that I didnt need as I used my dump trailer. She was offering me the $2500 to do it so I wasnt gonna go lower, especially since I got it done the next morning. Mind you this was also in a suburb near Philly where $400k+ houses are the norm.