Planning deck/porch work in Dorchester? Here is what recent Dorchester homeowners actually declared on their building permits — real public-record values, not quotes.
Figures are owner-declared project values from public Dorchester building-permit records — a useful benchmark, not a substitute for a contractor quote.
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Across 20 recent Dorchester building permits that declared a value, the median deck/porch project value is $25,000, with a typical range of $15,000 to $40,000. These are owner-declared values from public permit records, not quotes.
Every figure is the declared project value on a real building permit filed with the Dorchester building department — public records MassPermits aggregates, not estimates.