Deck Help vs Deck Calculator & Planner

Deck Help is the easiest way to calculate decking material requirements, timber lengths and associated values when building! Quickly find bearer and joist lengths, as well as stump, bearer, joist and board set outs for a given deck width and length. Features Include: - Accurately solve deck equations - Enter lengths in mm, cm, inches or feet - Select your preferred number of decimal places

Planning a deck? Type the width, depth and height. Deck Calculator & Planner draws the deck to scale and lists everything you need: joists, beams, posts, footings, concrete, decking, screws, railing and stairs. Free to plan. One purchase unlocks PDF export, the cut list and cost totals. No subscription. No account. What the app gives you: - A scaled plan you can see and adjust as you change the size, attached or freestanding - A full material list, grouped by framing, footings and concrete, decking and hardware, with your own prices and a running total - Stairs worked out for you: rise, run, tread count and stringers - A joist and beam check against published span tables, with a flag when a choice is outside the table - Railing counted out: posts and balusters, spaced to keep gaps under 4 inches - A PDF you can print or send, with a cut list page for the lumber yard Deck Planner helps you plan and estimate. It is not engineering advice and it does not replace your building department, a licensed engineer or a contractor. Span and footing checks come from published prescriptive tables for typical conditions. Your town may use a different code edition, snow load, frost depth or soil value. Most decks need a permit. Check with your local permit office before you buy materials or build.