Deck Board & Joist Calculator implementation

Binding contract

This record describes what an executable surface must bind and validate. It does not claim that a public calculator, package, or production route is deployed.

Record owner

Guth Instruments

Lifecycle

verified-with-binding-errata

Evidence ID

t4-079

Effect

Computation or source lookup only

Input and validation requirements

Zero joist spacing produces an undefined joist count, and the specification provides no formula for the required screw estimate. Nonzero waste also produces fractional board counts unless an additional rounding rule is defined.

Required corrections

[
  {
    "vector": 4,
    "field": "board_count_as_written / purchasable",
    "wrong": "251.85 / 252",
    "correct": "25.3 / 26",
    "cause": "expected outputs contradict her own working (which correctly gets 22×1.15=25.3); 10× board-length slip when writing outputs"
  }
]

Inspectable interface fixture

The sample below is evidence for interface and validation tests, not a production implementation.

{
  "inputs": {
    "deck_width": 192,
    "deck_length": 144,
    "joist_spacing": 16,
    "board_width": 5.5,
    "board_length": 192,
    "waste_percent": 10,
    "units": "in"
  },
  "expected_outputs": {
    "joist_count": 10,
    "board_count_as_written": 29.7,
    "purchasable_board_count_if_finally_ceiled": 30,
    "screw_estimate": "not computable: no screw formula"
  },
  "working": "Joists: 192 ÷ 16 = 12; ceil(12) = 12; 12 + 1 = 13. Correction: using the stated deck_width of 192 gives 13 joists, not 10. Boards: deck area = 192 × 144 = 27,648 in². One board area = 5.5 × 192 = 1,056 in². Raw boards = 27,648 ÷ 1,056 = 26.181818...; ceil = 27. Waste multiplier = 1 + 10/100 = 1.10. Written formula result = 27 × 1.10 = 29.7; final purchasable count, if ceiled, = 30."
}

Other records

Sources and evidence

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• VERIFIED_LEDGER.json
• evidence-tranche4/tranche4-results.json
• tranche errata record