Design Your Dream Deck with Plan My Deck

Professional-grade deck designer with real-time 3D visualization, automatic IRC 2024 code compliance, material takeoffs, and permit-ready blueprint exports.

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IRC 2024

Code compliance built-in

8-sheet

Permit-ready blueprints

3D

Live visualization

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Free plan, no card

From concept to permit in four steps

No CAD experience required. The designer guides you through each step, validates as you go, and produces submission-ready paperwork.

1. Design

Draw any deck shape — rectangle, L-shape, octagon, or freeform polygon. Place stairs, railings, and posts with snap-to-angle precision.

2. Validate

Live IRC 2024 checks for joist spans, beam sizes, post spacing, footing depth, and railing requirements. Every change is verified instantly.

3. Export

Generate an 8-sheet blueprint packet plus a full material takeoff with line-item pricing. Print or share with your contractor.

4. Build

Take the blueprints to your building department for permit submission. The structural calculations are pre-validated, so reviews go fast.

Everything you need to build right

Designed by deck builders, validated against real code.

Custom Shape Drawing

Draw any polygon — rectangles, L-shapes, octagons, or freeform. Drag vertices, snap to angles, and see live area calculations.

IRC 2024 Compliance

Real-time structural validation against IRC prescriptive tables. Joist spans, beam sizing, post spacing, footing diameters — checked automatically.

3D Visualization

See your deck in full 3D with realistic board textures, railings, stairs, and lighting. Switch between day and night views.

Permit-Ready Blueprints

Export an 8-sheet blueprint packet: cover, plan, four elevations, framing plan, and footing schedule — ready for permit submission.

Material Takeoffs

Accurate material lists with pricing from real product catalogs. Boards, fasteners, posts, concrete — every component counted.

Multi-Deck Support

Design connected decks at different heights with stairs between them. Each deck gets its own materials, height, and structural calculations.

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Simple pricing. No hidden fees. Save up to 17% with annual billing.

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Startup

Everything you need to get started.

$99.99 /Month

$999.99 /Year

  • Up to 10 designs
  • Full 2D & 3D views
  • IRC compliance checking
  • PDF export
  • Up to 2 team members
  • Email support
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Pro

For professionals who need full capabilities.

$199.99 /Month

$1999.99 /Year

  • Unlimited designs
  • Full 3D visualization
  • Blueprint PDF export
  • Material takeoffs & pricing
  • Up to 10 team members
  • Priority support
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Business

For teams and contractor businesses.

$349.99 /Month

$3499.99 /Year

  • Everything in Pro
  • Up to 50 team members
  • Branded PDF exports
  • White-label options
  • Bulk pricing discounts
  • Dedicated account manager
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Frequently asked questions

Common questions from new users. Email us anytime if your question isn't covered here.

In most U.S. jurisdictions, yes — decks over 30 inches above grade or attached to a primary structure require a permit. The blueprints Plan My Deck generates are designed for permit submission: they include structural calculations, footing schedules, and IRC code references that building departments expect.

Yes. Plan My Deck implements IRC 2024 (R507 for decks), the latest residential building code adopted in most U.S. states. Joist span tables, beam sizing, post spacing, footing depth, ledger attachment, and guard rail requirements are all sourced from the published prescriptive tables.

Absolutely. The designer is built for homeowners as well as contractors. The IRC validation catches code issues automatically, so you don't need to know structural engineering — you just need to know what you want your deck to look like.

Every component: decking boards, joists, beams, posts, ledger board, fasteners, joist hangers, post bases, footings (concrete + rebar), railing materials, and stair stringers. Quantities are calculated from your design, and pricing pulls from real product catalogs.

Team plans include multiple seats. Each design can be shared via a read-only public link too — useful for showing your contractor the design without giving them edit access.

Designs are editable forever. Make changes, re-export the blueprints, and resubmit. The free plan supports unlimited revisions to a single design; paid plans support multiple concurrent design projects.

1,500+ Satisfied customers

“ Designed and priced our entire 480 sq ft deck in under an hour. The IRC compliance check caught two issues my contractor missed — saved us from a failed inspection and a costly rebuild. The 3D view made it easy to show the family what we were paying for. ”

Marc T.

- Homeowner

“ My drafter uses Plan My Deck for every job now. Cuts the takeoff time in half and the PDF export is permit-ready. Building department in our county approved our first submission without revisions — that never happens. ”

Sara K.

- Builder, Kowalski Construction

“ I love that I could see the 3D model rotate as I changed the materials. Made it easy to compare cedar vs composite without committing to anything. The material list at the end was accurate to the dollar at my local lumber yard. ”

David R.

- DIY Builder

“ I recommend Plan My Deck to every residential client who asks about adding outdoor living space. The structural calculations are sound, the visualization sells the project, and the takeoff helps everyone budget realistically up front. ”

Jennifer L.

- Architect, Lane Design Studio

“ Got three contractor bids using the same blueprint package. All three priced the materials within $200 of what Plan My Deck estimated. The accuracy gave us confidence we were getting fair quotes. ”

Mike & Carol H.

- Homeowners

“ Used to spend a Saturday evening per deck doing the takeoff in Excel. Now I spec a job sitting with the customer in their backyard and email them the proposal before I leave. Doubled my close rate on deck jobs this season. ”

Tom B.

- General Contractor, Bradford Building Co.

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