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Fremont, CA / Deck

Deck cost in Fremont, CA

$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 Fremont, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA of $43.66 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

Reuses already-cited San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont May 2025 construction mean $43.66 (same OEWS metro as oakland-ca / san-francisco-ca). Not San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

City of Fremont Community Development, Building and Safety is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Fremont Master Fee Resolution No. 8672 (fees as amended through July 1, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $367. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$17,735

Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.

Low
$11,914
Typical
$17,735
High
$23,640

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$8,604
Materials (allocated)$8,604
Job subtotal$17,208
Permit$527
All-in typical$17,735

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

Fee model
Based on project value
Typical fee
$527
Range
$442 – $696
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building application fee — $153Included.
  • Building plan check/inspection (valuation) — $214Included. $8,001-$25,000 = $155.07 first $8,000 + $14.77 per additional $1,000.

Typical assumed $12,000: $155.07 + $14.77 x 4 = $214.15 + application $153.17 = $367.32. Low $8,000 = $308.24. High $19,200 = $485.48.

City of Fremont. No separate yard-deck/patio flat was extracted (reroof 'overlay/new deck' is roof sheathing). Yard deck uses the building valuation table plus the $153.17 application fee. $1-$8,000 uses the $155.07 first-$8,000 amount printed on the next bracket.

City of Fremont Master Fee Resolution No. 8672 (fees as amended through July 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 Fremont Master Fee Resolution No. 8672 (fees as amended through July 1, 2026) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Fremont. No separate yard-deck/patio flat was extracted (reroof 'overlay/new deck' is roof sheathing). Yard deck uses the building valuation table plus the $153.17 application fee. $1-$8,000 uses the $155.07 first-$8,000 amount printed on the next bracket.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 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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