Build the deck.
Pass the inspection.
Enter a few measurements. DeckForge draws the framing, checks it against the IRC and the code data recorded for your location, and hands you a permit-ready plan set.
Four steps to a submission
The same flow whether you’re a first-time homeowner or a framing crew — plain-language when you want it, exact numbers when you need them.
Design it
Size, height, framing, railing, stairs — the plan draws itself as you type.
Check the code
Guards, spans, footings, ledger, stairs — each issue cites the code and the fix.
Match your location
Frost depth, soil bearing and adopted edition from your metro or state data.
Export the set
Plan drawing, cut list, and compliance report — built for permit submission.
A few measurements to a permit-ready plan set.
Every design is measured live against IRC 2021 and AWC DCA6 using the frost depth and soil bearing recorded for your location. No 3D CAD to learn — just the numbers a plan reviewer expects.
Joists, beam, posts, footings and stairs — top-down, in real inches.
26 metros have their own data, every state has a baseline — each report shows which it used.
Plan, elevation, compliance report and material takeoff in one download.
Two ways to design a deck that holds up.
Start in plain language or jump straight to spans and fasteners — either way it’s the same engine, checked against the code edition recorded for your location.
Guided, in plain language
A guided form with a live framing plan and feet-and-inches. Smart defaults do the framing math; every term has a one-line explanation.
- ✓Tap a shape, pick a railing — no jargon
- ✓Open a 3D view of your deck
- ✓Know the cost before you buy a board
Expert controls, permit-ready
Every member, spacing and fastener exposed. Span tables, ledger and lateral detailing, and a plan set built for permit submission.
- ✓Joist/beam spans, cantilever, footings
- ✓IRC/DCA6 citations on every check
- ✓Auto-filled permit application + cut list