A paver patio costs $8 to $25 per square foot installed, which works out at about $3,800 for the average 280 square foot patio. The number that decides whether it is still flat in ten years is not on any…

Build a 16 by 20 foot deck in pressure-treated pine and ten years of it, upkeep included, costs about $10,400. The same deck in composite costs about $13,100. Composite is sold on the idea that the maintenance you skip pays…