Order a Deck Drawings Set for $80 Upfront

Professionally drafted structural drawings for your residential deck project.

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Turn your deck sketch into a clear drawing set for permit submission, contractor coordination, and construction planning. Our Deck Drawings package includes a dimensioned floor plan, structural framing plan, elevations, and relevant construction details tailored to your proposed project.

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We prepare drawings using the American Wood Council’s prescriptive residential wood deck construction guidelines where applicable, together with the requirements of your local building department. Where your county publishes its own deck construction guidelines, we incorporate those requirements into the drawing set.

Whether you are planning a new deck, replacing an existing one, or modifying its layout, we use your measurements, photographs, and project information to show the proposed work clearly.

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What’s included

• Deck floor plan: Overall shape, dimensions, connection to the house, stairs, landings, and relevant doors or access points.

• Structural framing plan: Joist direction, sizes and spacing, beam locations and sizes, posts, and footing locations.

• Deck elevations: Deck height above ground, posts, guards, stairs, and the relationship to the existing building.

• Footing details: Footing dimensions and depth based on applicable prescriptive requirements and the project information provided.

• Connection details: Relevant ledger attachment, post-to-beam, joist, and other framing connections.

• Stair and guard details: Applicable dimensions, handrails, guards, and construction notes.

• Material and construction notes: Specified framing materials, connectors, fasteners, and relevant installation requirements.

The exact details included depend on your deck configuration and the agreed project scope.

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Best suited for

• New residential wood deck construction.

• Residential deck permit applications.

• Replacement or rebuilding of an existing deck.

• Deck extensions and layout modifications within applicable prescriptive limits.

• Deck resurfacing projects requiring drawings of the existing framing and proposed changes.

• DIY projects where clear drawings help explain the proposed construction.

 

For roofed decks, sunrooms, enclosed porches, hot-tub decks, or other projects with additional loads, please check the respective Add-On in the Order Form, and we will get back to you with a quote if any additional payment is required for Roof or Sunroom drawings.

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What to provide

You do not need a professionally prepared drawing to get started. A clear hand-drawn sketch with measurements, supported by photographs, is usually enough to begin.

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Please provide:​

• Deck sketch: Show the proposed shape, the house wall, and dimensions for each section.

• Deck height: Measure from the ground to the proposed finished deck surface. For sloping ground, provide heights at the relevant corners.

• Stairs and landings: Show their intended location, width, direction, and any intermediate landings.

• House connection: Identify where the deck will attach to the house, or tell us if it will be freestanding.

• Photographs: Include the house wall, proposed deck area, ground conditions, and any existing deck.

• Material preferences: Tell us your preferred decking, framing, and railing materials, if already selected.

• Existing structural information: For resurfacing, repairs, or extensions, provide available joist, beam, post, and footing dimensions, along with clear photographs.

• Permit requirements: Upload any county deck guide, application checklist, existing drawings, or review comments you have received.

 

If you are unsure about a measurement or structural detail, mark it as unknown rather than guessing.