Deck plan
Top view with board direction, joists and a representative seam.
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Enter your project and compare the selected stock lengths.
Stock length comparison
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Estimate board rows, stock lengths, fasteners and deck-board cost from your actual dimensions and local prices.
Top view with board direction, joists and a representative seam.
Enter your project and compare the selected stock lengths.
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DeckCalculator counts rows from board width and gap, accounts for saw kerf, avoids impractically short seam pieces, then compares your enabled stock lengths using the prices you enter.
Board width plus gap determines how many deck-board rows cover the deck.
Tiny remainder pieces are rebalanced so seam pieces span at least three joist lines.
The lowest-cost practical stock-length plan becomes the recommendation.
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