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Walk through a real deck plan

16×12 pressure-treated deck — Wood or composite deck with railings and stairs. Move through the four screens the way you would on your own job: the drawing, what to buy, what to cut, and how to build it. Estimates only, never a quote.

The plan

Your dimensions become a scaled framing drawing plus the headline numbers.

Length
16 ft
Width
12 ft
Area
192 sqft
Material
pressure-treated
Style
attached
Steps
4
Top-down framing plan16' × 12' · 192 sq ft · view from above
HOUSE WALL← 16 ft →← 12 ft →

Key

  • Footing × 6Concrete pad in the ground under each post
  • Post × 6Upright wood post standing on a footing
  • Beam × 2 rowsHeavy board on top of the posts that carries the joists
  • LedgerBoard bolted to the house wall; joists hang from it
  • Rim joistOuter frame boards that close off the deck ends
  • Joist × 13Floor boards running out from the house, 16" apart
  • Joist hanger × 13U-shaped metal bracket holding each joist end to the ledger
  • DeckingSurface boards you walk on, across the joists
  • RailingGuard around open edges
  • StairsSteps down to the ground

How to read this: the drawing is to scale but not to the inch. Always measure your real site before cutting — these are estimates only, not a construction document.

Plan it. Price it. Build it.

Put in your own dimensions and every screen you just saw regenerates for your yard.