# Deck Replacement Fort Collins | Fort Collins Deck Contractors > Deck replacement in Fort Collins: the old deck comes off and a new wood or composite deck goes on. Typical wood replacements $12,000 to $25,000. URL: https://fortcollinsdeckcontractors.com/deck-replacement/ - Free estimates - Wood or composite - Fort Collins and nearby towns # Deck replacement in Fort Collins takes the old deck off and puts a new one in its place Fort Collins Deck Contractors [/ →](/) replaces decks that are past repair for homes in Fort Collins and nearby towns. The old deck comes off, and a new one goes on in wood or composite. Get Your FREE Estimate [#estimate →](#estimate) See prices [#pricing →](#pricing) ![New composite deck with railing behind a two-story Fort Collins home](/images/misc/new-brown-composite-deck-with-railing-in-place-of-.webp) ## When does a deck need replacing? Wondering if your deck is past saving? Most owners can tell something’s off, but not whether it’s a repair job or a full deck replacement in Fort Collins. For wood decks here, it usually comes down to the boards. They check and split in our dry, sunny climate far more often than they rot. A few bad boards are easy to fix. Repairs stop making sense when: - Most of the boards have checked and split - The railing is loose in several places - The stairs are worn out - The repair list keeps growing At that point, the repairs add up to more than they’re worth. A new deck usually makes more sense. The frame matters too. If the joists, beams or posts have rot, or the ledger board on the house has worn, a full replacement takes care of all of it at once. The ledger is the board that ties the deck to your house, so it’s one spot we never want to patch and hope. ## What happens to the old deck? The tear-off comes first. Boards, railing and stairs come off, and then the frame. With the old deck gone, we can see the footings and the spot where the deck met the house. We plan the new deck from there. Permits are part of that plan. According to the City of Fort Collins residential deck guide, a deck more than 30 inches above grade needs a building permit. Structural work like replacing beams, posts or joists can trigger one too, so check before any demo starts. ## Redecking, or a whole new deck? Sometimes the frame is solid and only the boards are worn. Redecking puts new boards on the old frame. We price that at the estimate when the frame is worth keeping. When it isn’t, the whole deck is replaced. A sound frame is worth saving. A tired one just puts new boards on a problem. ## A chance to change the deck A replacement doesn’t have to match the old deck. It can be bigger or smaller, higher or lower, or have the stairs in a new spot. Here’s how the common materials stack up: | Material | What to expect | | --- | --- | | Pressure-treated | The lowest cost of the three, and a solid choice for a wood deck | | Cedar | Costs more than pressure-treated, with a warmer look | | Composite | Costs more than wood, and comes in grays and browns | Plenty of people go from wood to composite when they replace. A lot of people call composite decking Trex, which is one of the best-known brands. If you’re torn, we’ll walk through the options at the estimate and show you samples. ## Railing and stairs The new deck gets a new railing and new stairs, and both are included in the replacement prices. Code matters here, since a deck more than 30 inches above grade needs a guard. We build to local code so the finished deck passes inspection. Not sure a full replacement is what you need? If you only need the railing replaced on a deck that’s otherwise in good shape, that’s deck building [/deck-building/ →](/deck-building/) work. If a few boards and a post are the only trouble, that’s deck repair [/deck-repair/ →](/deck-repair/) . Ready to find out which fits your deck? Call us for an estimate, and we’ll tell you straight whether deck replacement is the right move. ## Typical deck replacement prices around Fort Collins For a typical deck of about 16 by 20 feet: the old deck comes off and the new one goes on. ### Old deck off, new wood deck on $12,000 to $25,000 A typical deck replaced in pressure-treated wood, stairs and railing included. ### Old deck off, new composite deck on $15,000 to $33,000 A typical deck replaced with composite boards, stairs and railing included. Bigger, higher, covered or hot-tub decks run above these ranges. Get Your FREE Estimate [#estimate →](#estimate) ![](/images/misc/new-posts-standing-on-concrete-footings-for-a-repl.webp) ## Replacing a deck in Fort Collins In Fort Collins, replacing posts, beams, joists, stairs or railing takes a permit, and so do new deck boards that are heavier than the old ones. A full replacement touches all of those parts, so we plan it as new work from the ground up. Around Fort Collins, the footings for a deck attached to the house go below the frost line, about two and a half feet down. When the old deck comes off, we look at what it was standing on. Call 811 before digging. In the parts of Fort Collins mapped under Colorado's wildfire building code, the code calls for fire-rated deck boards on new homes. For a deck on an existing house, we check what applies. New posts on concrete footings for a replacement deck ## How a deck replacement works Replacing a deck is two jobs in one: taking the old one off and building the new one. 1. 1 ### Send the estimate form Tell us about the deck you have and what you want in its place. 2. 2 ### We look at the old deck We check the boards, the frame, the footings and the ledger, and talk about size and height. 3. 3 ### You get a written estimate The estimate covers taking the old deck off and building the new one, in writing. 4. 4 ### Old deck off, new deck on The old deck comes off, and the new one goes on from the footings up. ![New wood deck boards going down on a replacement deck](/images/misc/new-wood-deck-boards-going-down-on-a-replacement-d.webp) ## Related services ### Deck Repair Loose or split boards, wobbly railings, tired stairs, posts and the board that fastens the deck to the house, on the deck that's already there. Deck repair→ [Deck Repair →](/deck-repair/) ### Deck Building New decks from bare ground: the footings, the frame, the boards, stairs and railings, in wood or composite. New deck installation→ [Deck Building →](/deck-building/) ### Composite Decks Composite boards on a new or replaced deck. Composite decks→ [Composite Decks →](/composite-decks/) ### Wood and Cedar Decks Pressure-treated and cedar decks. Wood and cedar decks→ [Wood and Cedar Decks →](/wood-and-cedar-decks/) ![Finished replacement wood deck behind an older Fort Collins bungalow](/images/misc/finished-replacement-wood-deck-with-new-railing-an.webp) ## Is your deck past repair? Send the form with a few words about the deck you have. We'll look at it and price a new one in its place. - Free estimates - Wood or composite - Fort Collins and nearby towns ## Get Your FREE Estimate Tell us about your deck and where it is, and we will put together your estimate. Thanks, we got your request. We'll be in touch about your estimate.