This program has been designed to help the process of estimating the cost and the materials for a deck. There are many variables in the construction and design of a deck. This program tries to account for most common types of decks.

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Deck Estimator will create a materials list and a partial lumber list. A lumber list generally contains information about the lengths of all wood. Deck Estimator will give total lengths of wood and some general lengths, but will not give exact lengths. Deck Estimator does not design decks, therefore it does not know if a mid span support is necessary under certain circumstances. You must determine the correct lengths of lumber to buy. The degree of accuracy depends on many factors. A small deck will produce a very close estimate, a large and complex deck with many different levels may produce an estimate that may fall short (the cost of the deck will be more than your estimate). So care should be taken and extra cost should be added to the price of the deck. There always seems to be the unknown added expense, be it the extra time that it takes to dig the piers, very hard soil, or miscalculations of the time and labor. If you are careless while inputting the information and just guess at the measurements the output will be affected.

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