After spending years working with contractors, dealers, and sales teams in the decking industry, I've noticed something interesting:
Many companies are still creating deck and railing takeoffs using spreadsheets, hand sketches, PDFs, and manual calculations.
I've seen projects where the actual estimating process takes longer than the customer conversation itself.
When I started building DeckPlanPro, I assumed there would already be simple, industry-specific tools for this problem. Instead, most solutions I found were either:
Built by someone in the decking industry, DeckPlanPro helps contractors and dealers create deck and railing layouts, generate material takeoffs, and produce professional PDF quotes faster. Reduce estimating time, improve accuracy, and streamline the sales process with drag-and-drop design tools, manufacturer product libraries, and project management features.