Replacing decking on 015 Doonan Stretch Step Extendable

Start this off on the laptop, so I can patch myself on with the phone to attach photos.

2015 Doonan Stretch Step Extendable, needs decking replaced - photos and jerry rigged schematics on board length and width etc to follow.

Called TNT and they're about to get back to me with a quote, after some advice on 'DIY' or 'Send it off and pick it up'.

 

About 300' of 7" wide and 180' of 5" wide apitong, shiplap.

Hack off the old, cut off wheel and grind, then repaint crossmembers, and replace cut to fit , new deck.

Is it worth trying to do it myself, or better off to send it to a place that does it all day long?

They ESTIMATED 40-50 hrs labor @ $115/hr for the job.

 

50 hours labor at $115 - $5,750 exclusive of material.

 

Had the roof replaced this year - 2400 sq ft house, tear off one layer on 50% - 2 layers the rest.

Re - deck 3 or 4 sheets, flashing, rolled roofing underlay on the shallow pitch that was causing problems.

Local roofer/friend. $15k. Day and a half in between weather - 3 guy crew.

And if there’s ever a problem - he, or his son will be here within a day to guarantee it.

I got up there and helped tear off, and spread shingles ahead of the nailer. Learned a lot.

Like - “You can say you can do it cheaper/faster/better”. -

Till you actually put your muscles where your mouth was.

 

TNT has a platform rental side - the owners son that I talked to said they replace their rental fleet decks every 5-7 years, and the apitong lasts about 10 years well looked after.

His ballpark was 45-55 hours labor exclusive of materials.