§ Release notes

What changed, and when.

We update prices and copy frequently. This page is the durable record — handwritten, dated, ordered newest first.

  1. v0.1.0

    Calculator launch — DFW edition

    Initial public version of the Dallas–Fort Worth deck cost calculator. Thirteen city pages, USD pricing anchored to current DFW contractor rates, IRC-based permit copy, and a long-form cost guide.

    • AddedCalculator with four material options (pressure-treated, cedar, capped composite, PVC), four height bands, and five railing styles. Quotes a low/high installed range in USD before state sales tax.
    • AddedLine-by-line cost breakdown with tabular numerals.
    • Added13 DFW city pages — Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco, Arlington, Irving, McKinney, Garland, Richardson, Denton, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, and Carrollton — each with city-specific framing on permit thresholds, soil profile, and local builder market.
    • Added/guide — a long-form 2026 DFW deck cost guide written from a contractor's perspective.
    • Added/journal — five long-form posts on composite vs PT in Dallas heat, the DFW permit walkthrough, real per-sq-ft rates, composite brand comparisons, and pressure-treated maintenance for North Texas.
    • Added/developers — read-only JSON API exposing the same cities, materials, and pricing the calculator uses.
    • AddedAbout, Privacy, Terms pages. Sitemap and robots.txt published.