Keep every deck design, material take-off, permit and stage payment on one record per job.

A deck contractor sells a design, then builds it from footings to railings. Between those two points sit measurements, material selections, permit paperwork, inspections, crew days and a payment schedule. Each belongs to one deck. Most firms keep them apart.

The software joins them. Office staff, estimators and site leads read the same job. A scoping call follows one deck from first visit to final payment, whether it is a ground-level platform or a raised deck with stairs.

Enquiries come from homeowners, builders and property managers. An estimator visits, measures the area, checks the ground and the height above it, and notes how the deck meets the house, taking photographs for the file. The written quotation lists footings, posts, beams, joists, decking boards, fasteners, balusters, stairs, lighting and labour, priced from your supplier rates and the area measured. The client chooses between pressure-treated, cedar or composite boards and a colour, and the choice is written into the quote.

After acceptance, a deposit is taken and permit drawings are prepared where local rules ask for them. Material is ordered and delivered to the driveway, where the crew checks boards and posts against the order. Crews dig footings, set posts, frame, board and rail the deck over several days. Inspectors visit at set stages to pass the footings, the framing and the finished rail. Payments follow those stages. Extras asked for mid-build, such as a wider stair or one more post, are priced and agreed first. Some clients book a yearly seal.