Real quote, anonymized

Is $670 a fair price for stain deck?

DecksScored 2026-07-134 priced lines
70out of 100
Quick answer

This real decks quote totaled $670 and scored 70 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as fairly priced: none of its 4 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Stain deck at $356. For comparison, across the 92 decks quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 57.8 out of 100 and 33.7% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.

The quote, line by line

Line itemQuoted
Clean deck
No benchmark for this line Fair
$178
Stain deck
No benchmark for this line Fair
$356
Clean railing
No benchmark for this line Fair
$89
Stain cost
No benchmark for this line Fair
$47

Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $670. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.

How to read this

A QuoteScore of 70 or higher means the quote sits inside the normal market range for the work and region. Under 50 means at least one line was priced above that range. Higher quotes can be legitimate: better parts, a longer warranty, a harder job. The useful move is to ask about the specific lines marked High or Red flag, not to argue the total.

Decks is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 92 quotes with an average score of 57.8.

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