Deck Design Software

Need a little help designing your dream deck? Well, check out some of the deck design products listed here. Some of these products such as Better Homes and Gardens Landscaping and Deck Designer provide tools that allow you to visualize and design with realistic 3D models - pretty cool!

Better Homes and Gardens Landscaping and Deck Designer
Design single or multi-level decks with little or no experience. Choose from a library of over 4,000 items - pools, spas, outdoor furniture and over 1200 realistic plants. Includes a plant encyclopedia, a design inspiration gallery, and tools to import your own photos of houses, plants, people, and more. Better Homes and Gardens. Windows.

Deck Designs on CD-ROM
Over 360 deck designs on an interactive CD-ROM. Includes single-level decks, multi-level decks, L-Shaped decks, basic decks, pool decks and spa decks. Print designs, material lists, and view all designs in several 3-D choices. Deck Soft Interactive. Windows.

Deck Design Professional
Designed specifically for professional builders, lumberyards, and home centers, Deck Pro allows customers to view a newly designed deck on their own home using photo-realistic viewing technology. Prints detailed plans for a smooth installation. CAD Quest Inc. Windows.

Do-It-Yourself Deck Designer
Create your dream deck starting with one of the many sample deck styles, or design your own from scratch. Allows you to examine your new deck in a variety of views, including 3-D, dimensioned, and post layout. Includes a free digital book about deck design. Big Hammer Software. Windows.

Instant Deck Design
Draws 3D wire frame, top, front and side views of decks, allowing you to instantly
position posts, beams, joists, decks, handrails and stairs. Includes a library of pre-drawn deck furnishings and viewing of your design from multiple angles and elevations. IMSI. Windows.

Plan Analyst Deck Design Calculator
Calculates all beams, joists, footings and connections and creates a drawing with all of the information required to design or build a custom deck. Creates only square and rectangular deck shapes, no multi or split level decks. Northwest Builders Network. Windows.

Punch! Ultimate Deck and Landscape
Comes packed with custom deck design wizards, drag and drop outdoor furniture and plants, project cost estimator, and even plant aging technology to see how your plantings will look over time. Punch! Software. Windows.

Hot Springs Spa Deck Designer
Online design tool that allows you to select your deck shape and size, add stairs and railings, a second level (and a Hot Springs spa of course). Hot Springs Spa. Online utility.

Virtual Deck Designer
A fun, although somewhat limited, online tool that allows you to visualize how a deck would look using different decking materials, colors, baluster styles, postcaps, and so on. Deckorators. Online utility.

Deck Builder
Narrated, 3-D interactive software that teaches you, step by step, every phase of deck building from the ground up, including layout, footings, proper house attachment, stairs, benches, planters and more. Includes a construction calculator for determining material costs. Deck Soft Interactive. Windows.