FOR DECKING CONTRACTORS

Boards, footings, and railings measured to the inch.

Bids you can stand behind.

PlanSwift measures your deck plans, then connects materials, labor, and waste into one clear estimate , so the details don't quietly eat your margin.

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Everything you need to build a better decking bid.

PlanSwift keeps materials, labor, and pricing connected from takeoff to bid. No separate spreadsheet to reconcile.

AI-Assisted Takeoff

Get a head start on repetitive plan work, then review the results before they shape the price.

Assembly-Based Estimating

Build the estimate around how your team does the work, with materials, hardware, labor, and waste tied together.

Custom Formulas

Adjust waste, labor rates, material prices, or installation assumptions without rebuilding the takeoff.

Reusable Templates

Save the setups behind your common jobs and give the next estimate a faster, more consistent start.

Plan Comparison

Compare drawing sets and catch changes before an old quantity or price makes its way into the bid.

Live Excel Integration

Move organized quantities into the Excel pricing sheets your team already uses, so updates stay connected as the estimate changes.

Auto Count

Pick one symbol; PlanSwift finds and counts every match across up to 10 pages at once.

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Auto Takeoff

Detects walls, areas, lengths and counts across a page automatically — a full first pass in under a minute.

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Auto Scale

Reads and sets the right scale across a whole plan set — no manual setup per page.

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Auto Bookmark

Builds smart links between plans, details and sections so you jump straight to the view.

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These features use Artificial Intelligence to provide results. It is your responsibility to verify results to ensure accuracy.

Takeoff & ESTIMATING

Deck Estimating with Planswift Takeoff Software

Speedy measurement of deck areas with a Single Click.
Get quick counts of deck boards, hardware and joists.
PlanSwift calculates waste, labor and material.
Save time, increase profit margins, and grow your business.

Deck Takeoff & Estimating Software

Need joist counts? How about the number of deck boards required for the deck job? No problem. With the PlanSwift Joist Tool you can quickly calculate your material needs and get an accurate takeoff. PlanSwift is the #1 takeoff and estimating software for the construction industry.

The Joist Tool lets you create an overlay right on the original plan so you retain the accuracy and scale of the plan. Easy-to-use Excel-style estimating tools help you create exact material assemblies for any deck job. PlanSwift you will avoid common errors by doing your estimates by hand and will allow you to do the work in half the time.

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BUILT FOR DECK ESTIMATORS

Everything you need to build a better decking bid.

PlanSwift measures your deck plans, then connects materials, labor, and waste into one clear estimate , so the details don't quietly eat your margin.

"And I’ve only been using this for about 3-4 days maybe and can’t imagine not having it. I’ve already downloaded multiple projects and my productivity levels have increased dramatically. . . this thing is so easy to grasp it’s unreal."

Mike Kellogg

General Contractor

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is decking takeoff and estimating software?

Decking takeoff and estimating software helps contractors measure deck work from digital plans and turn those quantities into a priced bid. PlanSwift combines takeoff and estimating in one platform, so decking contractors can measure deck areas, boards, and other scope. They can connect those quantities to assemblies for material, labor, waste, and cost calculations. Takeoff BOOST is a suite of AI tools built into PlanSwift that can help speed up supported first-pass takeoff work. Estimators review and adjust the quantities before finalizing the bid.

How does PlanSwift help decking contractors measure deck areas and joists?

PlanSwift gives decking estimators one workflow for measuring and pricing a job. The Single Click tool can measure deck areas. The Joist Tool can help calculate joist and material needs and create an overlay on the original plan for layout review. You can also count deck boards and hardware, then connect those quantities to custom assemblies for material, labor, waste, and cost calculations.

Can PlanSwift estimate deck boards, joists, hardware, labor, and waste?

Yes. PlanSwift can help decking contractors measure deck areas and count deck boards, hardware, and joists. Custom assemblies and formulas can connect those quantities to material, labor, waste, and cost assumptions. For railings, stairs, and other scope, your team can set up the takeoff items and assemblies that match the project. Your estimator still checks the layout, connections, material choices, and project requirements before approving the estimate.

What does Takeoff BOOST do for decking takeoffs in PlanSwift?

Takeoff BOOST is a suite of AI tools built into PlanSwift:

Auto Takeoff creates a preliminary page takeoff with supported area, linear, and count measurements.

Auto Count finds matching symbols or objects across selected pages after you choose what to count.

Auto Scale detects and applies page scale across selected pages.

Auto Bookmark helps create bookmarks and links to related plan pages, details, and sections.

These tools can reduce repetitive measuring, counting, scale setup, and plan navigation. Decking estimators can review and refine the AI-assisted first pass in PlanSwift before connecting quantities to decking assemblies and calculations. The results are a starting point, not a finished bid.

How do decking contractors customize and update estimates in PlanSwift?

PlanSwift lets decking contractors create and reuse custom assemblies for materials, labor, waste, and other cost assumptions. Excel-style estimating tools help you build assemblies for a decking job. You can update prices or quantities as the project changes and review the revised costs in the same project. PlanSwift also supports printing and exporting estimates, including Excel reports.

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Boards, footings, and railings measured to the inch.

Everything you need to build a better decking bid.

AI-Assisted Takeoff

Assembly-Based Estimating

Custom Formulas

Reusable Templates

Plan Comparison

Live Excel Integration

Spend More Time Building Decks, Not Measuring Them.

Deck Estimating with Planswift Takeoff Software

Deck Takeoff & Estimating Software

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