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·3 hrs saved per job on average ·
4 permit sheets auto-generated on every design ·
0 math errors — estimates calculated from your catalog ·
ForeverFrame® galvanized steel system supported ·
IRC 2021 code compliance built in ·
Multi-surface projects fully calculated automatically ·
Apple Pencil supported ·
Change design → estimate updates instantly ·
·3 hrs saved per job on average ·
4 permit sheets auto-generated on every design ·
0 math errors — estimates calculated from your catalog ·
ForeverFrame® galvanized steel system supported ·
IRC 2021 code compliance built in ·
Multi-surface projects fully calculated automatically ·
Apple Pencil supported ·
Change design → estimate updates instantly ·
3hrs
Saved per job
Average time recovered vs. manual estimating, takeoffs, and drafting
4
Permit sheets
Auto-generated from your design the moment it's complete
0
Math errors
Every estimate auto-calculated from your own pricing catalog
See it in action

Watch a full deck
designed in real time.

David walks through the complete workflow — 2D canvas, live 3D model, permit-ready blueprints, and a full estimate — start to finish. This is exactly what you'll do on your first site visit.

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David Bassett
Founder · Evalation Lab · 12 yrs contracting
"I was using three different softwares — one for design, one for blueprints, one for the estimate. This tool replaces all three. And you can do it in about 5 minutes on the first visit with the homeowner."
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11 minutes · Full walkthrough
01 — 3D Model

Show them.
Before they sign.

Most contractors hand the homeowner a number and a sketch. The homeowner says "let me think about it." They call someone else who showed up with something visual. You lost the job on presentation, not price.

Full 3D model generated the moment your design is complete
Every railing style, framing system, and stair run — accurate to your exact design
Hand the iPad to the homeowner. Let them see it before they sign.
Instant · No rendering wait
3D Viewport · Evalation Lab
3D deck model in Evalation Lab
02 — Estimates

2 hours.
Becomes 0.

Estimates that should take minutes take 2–4 hours. Missing line items, manual calculations, and Excel spreadsheets that don't update when anything changes. Every job starts from scratch.

Set your pricing catalog once — every estimate after that is automatic
Change a material — total updates instantly. No rebuilding.
Your margin is built in. Never visible to the homeowner.
Itemized · Summarized · PDF export
Estimate · Evalation Lab
Estimate view in Evalation Lab
03 — Blueprints

Permit ready.
Same visit.

Permit-ready drawings are a separate unpaid job that takes 2–4 hours after the sale — or costs hundreds to outsource. Drawings that look complete still get rejected because permit offices have specific structural requirements.

All 4 permit sheets auto-generate the moment your design is complete
S-1 structural, A-1 plan, A-2 elevation, A-3 details — IRC 2021 compliant
Walk into the permit office ready. No separate drafting step.
S-1 · A-1 · A-2 · A-3 · PDF export
Blueprint · S-1 Structural
Permit-ready blueprints in Evalation Lab
04 — Material Lists

Every component.
Accounted for.

Material lists from design tools are always incomplete. You over-order on one thing and under-order on another. Change anything in the design and the list is wrong again. Your crew waits on deliveries you should have caught before the job started.

Complete takeoff and cut list — every surface, every stair, every railing section
Change the design — list updates instantly. No rebuilding.
Multi-surface projects fully supported — landings, bump-outs, secondary decks
Quantities · Lengths · Cuts · Supplier ready
Material Takeoff · Evalation Lab
Material takeoff in Evalation Lab
05 — Design Canvas

Any shape.
Under 5 minutes.

General 3D design tools have steep learning curves and aren't built for decks. Complex shapes — radius arcs, angled corners, multi-level layouts — require workarounds that waste time or get skipped entirely.

Radius arcs, 45-degree corners, multi-section layouts — built for decks specifically
Snap to walls. Apple Pencil supported.
Fast enough to draw in front of the homeowner while they watch
Apple Pencil · Wall snap · Undo/redo
Design Canvas · Evalation Lab
2D design canvas in Evalation Lab
06 — Pricing Catalog

Your numbers.
Every job.

Lumber price volatility makes estimates built from memory unreliable by the time the job starts. The only way to protect margin consistently is a pricing system that runs from your actual current costs — automatically, every time.

Enter your material costs and markup once — every job after is automatic
Update one price and every future estimate reflects it
Your margin stays protected — homeowner-facing output never shows it
Set once · Prices every job · Margin always right
Pricing Catalog · Evalation Lab
Pricing catalog in Evalation Lab
What contractors deal with every week

Three problems.
Every job.

Estimating
2–4 hours per estimate
No single tool does design AND estimates — contractors juggle 3–4 apps
Missing line items cause margin to disappear mid-job
Homeowners say "let me think" — no visual justification for the price
Lumber volatility makes estimates built from memory unreliable
Blueprints
A separate unpaid job
Permit-ready drawings take 2–4 hours — unpaid and unavoidable
Drawings that look complete still get rejected by permit offices
Permit delays push starts, idle crews, kill cash flow
Building without compliant drawings creates licensing liability
Material Lists
Wrong lists every job
Over-ordering and under-ordering happen on the same job
Design change means rebuilding the list from scratch
Lists not formatted for supplier ordering — manual step required
Multi-surface projects calculated manually — errors guaranteed
The difference

The same job.
Completely different.

Before
Estimates take 2–4 hours each. Built in Excel, calculated from memory, sent the next day — after the homeowner has already called someone else.
After
Draw the deck in 5 minutes. Estimate builds automatically from your catalog. Change a material — price updates instantly. Share the PDF before you leave.
Before
Blueprints are a separate 2–4 hour job after the sale. Permit offices push back. Starts get delayed. Cash flow waits.
After
All 4 permit sheets auto-generate when the design is done. IRC 2021 compliant. Walk into the permit office ready. No separate step.
Before
Material list is wrong. Over-order decking. Under-order framing. Change the railing and start over. Crew waits on delivery.
After
Complete takeoff and cut list generates from the design — automatically. Change anything, list updates instantly. Supplier ready.
Pricing

One job pays
for the year.

At 30 jobs a year, Evalation Lab costs less than $1 per hour of time saved.

Full access · All features · No tiers
Evalation Lab
Every feature included. Design, 3D model, blueprints, estimates, takeoff, and catalog.
$83 /mo
Billed $999.99/year · Save $548 vs monthly
Freeform 2D canvas — radius arcs, wall snap, Apple Pencil
Live 3D model — all railing styles, ForeverFrame® support
4 permit-ready blueprint sheets — auto-generated, IRC 2021, PDF export
Estimate engine with protected margin — itemized + summarized
Material takeoff + cut list — supplier ready, multi-surface supported
Pricing catalog — set once, prices every job automatically
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