About
Hi, I'm Long.
I build MulchDeck from upstate NY. One person, not a company pretending to be one.
I started it after talking to forestry mulching and land clearing contractors and hearing the same thing over and over: jobs get quoted on a legal pad, costs live in a spreadsheet nobody updates after day two, and at the end of the month you are guessing whether you made money.
The tools that existed were built for HVAC techs and lawn care. None of them knew what a density-by-terrain rate card was, or why you would track carbide teeth by the job, or how to measure acreage off a satellite image instead of pacing it out. Mulching crews deserve something built for how their work actually runs, not a dumbed-down version of a general contractor platform.
I believe people deserve nice things. Tools that feel good to use, get out of your way, and work the way a crew on rural acreage actually works, with or without a signal. Not a training course. Not a per-seat tax. Just something that helps you quote faster, track the job, and know what it made.
MulchDeck does one thing well: it handles the paperwork between the customer call and the last invoice. Satellite acreage. Rate card pricing. Daily logs with hours, fuel, and teeth. Before and after photos. PDF quotes and invoices. Profitability per job.
MulchDeck is my long-term project. The job is to make the simplest tool a mulching shop can actually use, and keep it that way.
I answer my own support emails. If something is broken or missing, tell me and it gets on the list that day.
Say hi: [email protected]
Frequently asked questions
Who makes MulchDeck?
Long Nguyen, a solo developer in upstate New York, building under Crux Labs. One person, not a company pretending to be one. I answer my own support emails.
Is this a real company that will stick around?
Yes. MulchDeck is my long-term project, not something I am flipping or chasing a funding round on. The job is to make the simplest tool a mulching crew can actually use and keep it that way.
Who is MulchDeck for?
Forestry mulching and land clearing contractors. The 1 to 15 person outfits quoting jobs on legal pads, tracking costs in a spreadsheet nobody updates, and guessing whether the job made money. It is built for how mulching work actually runs, not a general-purpose app for HVAC techs or lawn care.
How much does MulchDeck cost?
One plan. $149/month flat, unlimited users, no per-seat fees. There is a 14-day free trial. It works on the web, iPhone, and Android, and works offline on rural acreage.
What does MulchDeck actually do?
It handles the paperwork between the customer call and the last invoice: satellite acreage, density-by-terrain rate cards, daily logs with hours, fuel, and carbide teeth, before and after photos, branded PDF quotes and invoices, and profitability per job. It is not accounting or payroll. Most crews still use QuickBooks for the books.
How do I get support?
Email [email protected]. I answer my own support emails. If something is broken or missing, tell me and it gets on the list that day.