Design your deck

Design your deck

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

Pin a note anywhere: a door, a tree, a hot tub spot.
House wall, ledger board16 ft12 ft
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.
Furniture add as many as you like, then drag them into place
Board direction along the house
Railing
Denver: a building permit is likely needed

It's 42 in off the ground; permits start at 30 in.

Guidance from published rules; the building department decides.

192 sq ft rectangular deck

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