Deck Builder Software
By Phazahn Odom | Founder of Phixmo | Former bookkeeper for residential GCs | Former NFL tight end, Pittsburgh Steelers
Deck building is competitive. Homeowners get multiple bids, materials prices swing, and margins are tight enough that one estimating mistake or one untracked change can erase your profit. You win on accurate bids, professional presentation, and keeping costs under control.
Phixmo helps you do all three. Fast, accurate estimates to win the bid. Job costing to protect the margin. Professional contracts and a customer portal to stand out from the other bids.
Deck projects have specific challenges that the right software addresses.
Lumber and composite decking prices move. An estimate based on last month's prices can lose money if you don't track actual material costs against the budget. Real-time job costing catches this.
Homeowners get multiple deck bids. The contractor with the fastest, most professional estimate often wins. Speed and presentation matter.
Homeowners upgrade railings, add lighting, expand the footprint, or change decking material mid-project. Without a change order system, these become unbilled extras.
Deck building is seasonal in most markets. During peak season you're juggling multiple projects and need to track them all without losing margin on any.
Six capabilities that win the bid and protect the margin on every deck.
Describe the deck (size, material, railing type, features) and get a categorized estimate covering materials, labor, footings, permits, and finishes. Win the bid by getting a professional estimate to the homeowner same-day.
Track material and labor costs against your budget as the deck goes up. With lumber prices swinging, knowing your actual material spend against your estimate protects your margin.
Generate a branded contract from your estimate and get it signed electronically. Stand out from the contractor who hands over a handwritten quote.
When the homeowner wants to upgrade to composite, add deck lighting, or expand the size, document it and get approval before building. Bill every change.
The homeowner tracks progress and approves changes through a branded portal. Professional and transparent.
Your crew clocks in with GPS, submits material receipts, and logs progress photos for free.
Four ways, from the first bid to the final invoice.
A same-day professional estimate and a branded contract make you look like the most established option among the bids. Homeowners choose contractors they trust, and presentation drives trust.
Real-time job costing tracks your actual material spend against budget. When lumber prices move, you know immediately whether you're still on margin.
Decks generate upgrades: better railings, lighting, bigger footprints. The change order workflow ensures every upgrade is documented, approved, and billed.
During busy months, track all your active deck projects in one place with budgets, timelines, and customer portals for each.
See the AI takeoff, job costing, and change order management in detail.
Job costing, change orders, invoicing, and time tracking are on every plan, including Free. AI estimation, contracts, and the customer portal come with Pro and Growth. The tier you pick depends on office seats; field workers are always free.
Free
$0/mo
Free forever. Unlimited projects, field workers free.
2 office seats
+ unlimited free field workers
Pro
$169/mo
Growing GCs with active teams.
5 office seats
+ unlimited free field workers
Growth
$299/mo
Larger operations.
10 office seats + $25/extra
+ unlimited free field workers
Yes. Describe the deck (dimensions, material, railing, features) and the AI generates a categorized estimate. Once you've completed deck jobs in Phixmo, it's priced from your own actuals rather than generic rates. You can also upload plans for an AI takeoff.
Yes. Job costing tracks your actual material spend against your budget in real time, which matters when lumber and composite prices swing.
The change order workflow lets you document upgrades (composite decking, lighting, expanded size), send them for approval, and bill them after the homeowner approves.
Yes. Unlimited projects on every plan, including Free, each with its own budget and timeline. On Pro and Growth, each project also gets its own customer portal.
No. The rate you subscribe at stays your rate.