Would you resurface this deck with new Trex?
We just bought our first house back in October and haven't spent much time outside until recently. The owners before us built a nice, partially covered deck with Trex, which looks to be about 20 years old, according to the permits.
At this point, the deck needs some work. Overall, the Trex is still in good shape, but there is some splitting happening on the lower part of the handrails. Our biggest concerns are that the stringers for the stairs are beginning to sag and split, and that the beam and posts holding up the awning weren't done so correctly.
We have gotten a couple of quotes so far.
One company came out and quoted us almost $30k to replace all the Trex boards and railing with a new Trex Select product, along with replacing the four 4x4 posts holding up the awning with two 6x6 posts. They would also add some railing around our pool area, not pictured.
A second company came out and more or less just wanted to repair what we have. They said they could probably rebuild the stairs and reuse the existing Trex boards and railing. Instead of replacing the existing posts and beam holding up the awning, they would add saddle brackets to the existing posts. They would also add some railing around our pool area, again, not pictured. Their quote came in closer to $5k.
Given all of this, I'm a little lost at the moment. Neither company seemed to be concerned with the structural part of the deck. The joists, beams, and posts all supposedly look great. Is it worth it to "refresh" a 20 year old deck structure with new Trex?
For pricing, we are located in northern Virginia, if that is of any help. I am pretty tempted to try and make the repairs on my own at this point, but doing the posts and beam for the awning might be a little outside of my comfort zone.