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Cape Coral, FL / Deck

Deck cost in Cape Coral, FL

$30–$60 per sq ft; average job $8,316 (range $4,340–$12,652). A 16×20 (320 sf) table is $12,800–$19,200. Pressure-treated is the low end; second-story / high-end wood / custom is the high end.

Labor for Deck in Cape Coral, FL is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL of $25.88 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

BLS OEWS construction and extraction occupations mean hourly wage. Not Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach and not Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.

The official permit fee was not extracted from the published schedule, so the permit line stays blank. Source on file: City of Cape Coral Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule (effective January 1, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01. City of Cape Coral.

The national typical for this job is $45. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Cape Coral, FL.

Walking surface only. A 16 by 20 deck is 320 sqft.

Typical all-in

$13,133

Job cost only. We do not have the official permit fee, so that line is blank.

Low
$8,755
Typical
$13,133
High
$17,510

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,567
Materials (allocated)$6,566
Job subtotal$13,133
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All-in typical$13,133

Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.

Permit fee

We do not have this city fee from the official schedule, so the line is blank. The schedule is linked below; we will not guess a number.

Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf noted; no official yard-deck line to apply.

City of Cape Coral. The January 1, 2026 miscellaneous schedule has Pool Deck Addition $361 (a pool deck, not a yard deck), Gazebo $427, and Slabs-Residential $113. No residential yard-deck / uncovered-deck dollar line was extracted. Typical left null.

City of Cape Coral Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule (effective January 1, 2026)

Citations

  1. How Much Does It Cost to Build a Deck? [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Average $8,316; $4,340–$12,652; $30–$60/sf; labor $15–$35/sf.
  2. City of Cape Coral Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule (effective January 1, 2026) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Cape Coral. The January 1, 2026 miscellaneous schedule has Pool Deck Addition $361 (a pool deck, not a yard deck), Gazebo $427, and Slabs-Residential $113. No residential yard-deck / uncovered-deck dollar line was extracted. Typical left null.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

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