Design your deck

Drag the handles, move the stairs, pin notes. No account needed.

Show boardsPin a note anywhere: a door, a tree, a hot tub spot.

192 sq ft, 42 in off the ground. Boards run along the house. 2x8 joists at 16 in on center (longest span 10 ft 6 in), 1 beam line in green plus the ledger, posts 7 ft apart or less. Drag the round handles to change the size. Drag the stairs to where they should land. A starting sketch for builders, who confirm framing and footings on site.

Width along the house16 ftDepth12 ftHeight off the ground42 inStairs

Furniture add as many as you like, then drag them into place

Board direction along the house

Boards

Railing

Baluster material

Attached to the house Covered by a roofWhere

Projected materials list

21 items, about 192 sq ft of deck

Checked	Item	Quantity
Framing
	Joists, 2x8 (13 joists at 16 in o.c., longest 12 ft)	172 lin ft
	Rim joists, 2x8 (Around the open edges)	44 lin ft
	Ledger board, 2x8	18 lin ft
	Ledger flashing	18 lin ft
	Beams, 2x12 (3-ply 2x12, 16 ft at 10 ft 6 in out)	53 lin ft
	Posts, 6x6 × 8 ft (3 posts, 7 ft apart or less)	24 lin ft
Footings
	Footing forms, 12 in	3
	Concrete, 80 lb bags (3 footings, 12 in × 36 in deep)	12
Hardware
	Post bases	3
	Beam-to-post connectors	3
	Joist-to-beam ties	13
	Joist hangers at the ledger	13
	Ledger screws (2 per 16 in)	24
	Lateral load tension ties (DCA 6 lateral load connection)	2
Decking
	Decking (pressure-treated) (26 rows along the house, 10% waste)	458 lin ft
	Deck screws (2 per board per joist)	710
Stairs
	Stair stringers, 2x12 × 8 ft (6 risers, 5 treads, 4 ft wide)	32 lin ft
	Stair treads (2 boards each)	44 lin ft
	Landing pad concrete	4
Railing
	Railing (Metal balusters) (Open sides minus the stair opening)	36 lin ft
	Stair railing	13 lin ft

Joists 2x8 at 16 in o.c.; longest span 10 ft 6 in (allowable 12 ft 6 in, IRC R507.6 for #2 DF/HF/SPF), 1 ft 6 in cantilever past the outer beam.
1 beam line plus the ledger; beam sizes are rule-of-thumb from the depth each carries. Check them against IRC R507.5 or DCA 6.
Footings 12 in diameter, 36 in deep; your jurisdiction sets frost depth.
Quantities include 10% waste on lumber and decking. Fasteners for connectors are not itemized.

Quantities include typical waste. A starting point: the builder confirms everything on site, and prices are theirs.