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The first step to bringing
your dream deck to life

A grand, Victorian-styled, wrap-around veranda. With a private reading nook. And perhaps an outdoor fireplace? Traditional railing? Or maybe something with a clearer view. When it comes to planning the components of your deck, the possibilities are endless.

The online Fiberon® Deck Designer tool is an ideal way to experiment, explore and watch your ideas come to life. With a couple of clicks, you can create a deck plan that perfectly complements the space you’re building it in — and a materials list to match. Upon completing your custom deck design, you’ll have everything you need to hand over to a contractor and say “Build It”!

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  • Select your deck shape and size of your deck including the number of levels, stairs, railings — even board widths and footings
  • Customize your deck with various Fiberon products, colors, textures, design shapes and accessories
  • Create and save multiple deck designs to compare and review later
  • Print out your deck plans in full color, including a 3-D rendering and a complete materials list
  • Find out where to buy your deck and get a quote

Get started

What are the minimum system requirements to run the 3D deck designer?


  • Operating System: Currently, only the Windows operating system is supported.
  • Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum resolution.
  • Graphics Card: requires a 3D-capable graphics card with a minimum of 64MB of memory.
  • Java: The deck designer requires Java 1.5 or higher. If a suitable version is not already installed on your computer, launching the designer will install it for you.
  • Cookies: Must be enabled. (How do I do this?)
  • JavaScript: Must be enabled.(How do I do this?)
  • Mouse: A two-button mouse is required. We HIGHLY recommend the mouse have a scroll wheel as well.
  • ActiveX Control: If prompted, you must allow the ActiveX component to run.
  • Certificate acceptance: When prompted, “The application’s digital signature has been verified. Do you want to run the application?”, published by DIY Technologies, you must accept by clicking “Run”.
  • Adobe Reader: Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher is required to be able to open and view the finished design. The latest version of Adobe Reader can be downloaded here.
Check your specs

While the following information isn’t essential to get started (you can always guess and change it later), in order to ensure accuracy, you will be asked to provide:

  • Live and static load
  • Post footer requirements
  • Footer depth below ground
  • Beam and post sizes