◆ Deck template · Starter and up

Deck estimates that start at the footings.

A deck is four numbers — footings, square feet of frame, square feet of surface, linear feet of railing — and a dozen lines that hang off them. Estiquik's deck template lists all 21: footings and framing, decking and railing, stairs and finishing, permit and site, each with a quantity, a unit and a starting price for your province or state. Change the four numbers and it is an estimate.

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✓ No card to start ✓ 21 priced lines, all editable ✓ CAD or USD, tax by region

An Estiquik deck estimate open in the app, with priced line items and the totals panel

Sample estimate from the live demo

Twenty-one lines, four sections

What is on the deck template

Every line below arrives with a starting price scaled to your province or state. Quantities are the template's defaults — you change them to the job. Prices are deliberately not shown here, because yours will differ from ours and the point is that they are editable.

Footings & Framing6 lines

Line item	Category	Default quantity
Concrete footings / helical piles	Materials	8 ea
Ledger board + flashing	Materials	1 lot
Pressure-treated framing (joists, beams, posts)	Materials	300 sq ft
Joist hangers + structural hardware	Materials	1 lot
Footing excavation + pour labour	Labour	8 ea
Framing labour	Labour	300 sq ft

Decking & Railing6 lines

Line item	Category	Default quantity
Decking boards — PT or composite	Materials	300 sq ft
Deck screws / hidden fasteners	Materials	1 lot
Railing — aluminum or wood	Materials	40 lin ft
Railing posts + hardware	Materials	8 ea
Decking install labour	Labour	300 sq ft
Railing install labour	Labour	40 lin ft

Stairs & Finishing6 lines

Line item	Category	Default quantity
Stair stringers + treads	Materials	4 ea
Stair railing	Materials	8 lin ft
Skirting / lattice	Materials	40 lin ft
Stain / sealer	Materials	1 lot
Deck lighting	Fixtures	6 ea
Stairs + finishing labour	Labour	1 lot

Permits & Site3 lines

Line item	Category	Default quantity
Building permit	Permits/Other	1 lot
Demolition of old deck + disposal	Labour	1 lot
Site cleanup + grading	Labour	1 lot

Line items as shipped in Estiquik's Deck Build template on 7 September 2026. Contingency defaults to 10% on this template; markup and tax are yours. How the whole estimate is built.

How the price is built

Starting prices, your corrections, your markup

The deck template ships with 21 line items across four sections: footings and framing (footings or helical piles each, ledger and flashing, pressure-treated frame by the square foot, hardware, the dig and the framing labour), decking and railing (boards by the square foot, fasteners, railing and posts by the linear foot and each, install labour for both), stairs and finishing (stringers and treads, stair railing, skirting, stain, lighting) and permits and site (the permit, tearing out the old deck, cleanup).

Prices are scaled by a regional index for your province or state and every one is editable — switch the decking line from pressure-treated to composite and the rate is yours to set. Contingency defaults to 10%, because a deck's unknowns are mostly in the ground: rock, water, or a footing that has to move for the gas line.

Contingency is applied to cost first, then your markup, then the tax for your region — GST, HST or PST by province, state tax in the US. The markup calculator shows what any markup really keeps as margin, and contingency vs markup explains why they are separate lines.

If there is a drawing

Take the quantities off the plan

Attach the PDF or a photo, set the scale, and the plan takeoff sends measured quantities to these lines with the prices left for you. For this job type, the measurements that matter:

Deck area

trace the outline once; the same area feeds the framing line and the decking line.

Railing

the perimeter less the house wall and the stair opening, in linear feet; posts are the run divided by six.

Footings

counted from the framing plan, or the beam length divided by the span your joists allow.

Stairs

treads counted from the rise divided by 7½ inches; the template's four is a placeholder.

After the number

From estimate to paid, without retyping

Send

Email it with an Approve button

Or a signing link. The client signs from their phone; name, time and document fingerprint are recorded. Follow-ups go out automatically on Pro.

Contract

Draft the contract from the estimate

Scope, payment schedule with deposit, draws and holdback, change-order clause. E-signed and filed with the job.

Changes

Change orders, priced and signed

The extra pot lights, the upgraded tile. Each one rolls into a revised contract value, so the final invoice is never a surprise.

Paid

Invoice each stage in a click

Deposit, draws and completion from the schedule on the estimate, with a Pay by card button through your own Stripe and e-Transfers recorded.

Before you ask

Questions contractors ask

How much does a deck cost to estimate with this?

No single number. The template prices footings, frame, surface and railing at starting rates for your region; measure the deck, pick the decking material, correct the rates to your own, and the total is yours. Composite versus pressure-treated moves the surface line by two to three times, which is why it is one editable line, not a fixed price.

Does it handle composite as well as wood?

Yes. The decking line is one rate you set — pressure-treated, cedar or composite — and the fastener line changes with it. The frame is priced separately, because it is pressure-treated either way.

What about a deck permit?

The permit is its own line on the template, so it is on the estimate rather than in the markup. Whether a permit is needed depends on your municipality's height and area thresholds — the estimate does not decide that, you do.

Can it price a deck repair or re-surface?

Yes. Delete the footings and framing section, keep decking, railing and the tear-out, and the estimate is a re-surface. Save it as your own template.

Which plan is the deck template on?

Starter and up, at $19.99 (CA$24.99). Plan takeoff is on Pro.