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Virginia Beach, VA / Deck

Deck cost in Virginia Beach, VA

$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 Virginia Beach, VA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC of $27.87 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

City of Virginia Beach Permits and Inspections (Planning and Community Development) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Virginia Beach Residential Building Permit Fees, rev. Jul-2025, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $179. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$13,773

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

Low
$9,233
Typical
$13,773
High
$18,304

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,797
Materials (allocated)$6,797
Job subtotal$13,594
Permit$179
All-in typical$13,773

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
Flat fee
Typical fee
$179
Range
$171 – $179
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Non-heated residential new/addition — $66$50 + $4 per 100 sf. Included.
  • Residential plan review — $100Included.
  • Virginia 2% state levy — $3Included.
  • Technology fee — $10Included.

Typical 320 sf: $50+$4×4 = $66.00 + plan review $100 + 2% $3.32 + $10 = $179.32. Low 200 sf $171.16; high 400 sf $179.32.

Uncovered deck uses the non-heated new/addition sf table, not the alteration valuation table.

City of Virginia Beach Residential Building Permit Fees, rev. Jul-2025

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 Virginia Beach Residential Building Permit Fees, rev. Jul-2025 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Uncovered deck uses the non-heated new/addition sf table, not the alteration valuation table.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 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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