Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of Free Deck Board Calculator at freedeckboardcalculator.com (the “site”), operated by the Free Deck Board Calculator team (“we”, “us”). By using the site you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

1. What the site provides

The site offers free deck planning calculators — for deck boards, spacing, cost, fasteners, stairs, framing, railings, footings, stain, area and lumber — together with guides and reference articles. No account is needed. We may add, change or remove features at any time.

2. Estimates only — not professional advice

All results are estimates for planning and material purchasing. They are not engineering specifications, structural designs, building-code compliance checks, inspections or professional construction advice. Calculators that relate to framing, footings, stairs or railings count materials only; they don't size structural members or confirm that a design is safe or legal.

Before you build, you are responsible for verifying all dimensions on site, following the installation instructions for your products, checking structural requirements, obtaining any required permits and inspections, and consulting a qualified professional or your local building department where appropriate.

3. Accuracy and availability

We work hard to keep the calculations and articles accurate and up to date, and we document our method and sources. However, results depend on the information you enter and on simplifying assumptions, and building codes, product specifications and prices change and vary by location. The site is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We don't guarantee the site will be uninterrupted or error-free.

4. Prices and third-party information

Cost estimates use only prices you enter. Price ranges mentioned in our content come from published third-party sources, are shown for general context and may not reflect current or local prices. Product and brand names, including Trex, TimberTech and Fiberon, are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to identify published product information; we are not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

5. Acceptable use

You may use the site for your own personal or professional planning. You agree not to:

• use the site for any unlawful purpose;
• interfere with or disrupt the site, its servers or other users, including through automated requests that place an unreasonable load on it;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the site or its systems;
• copy and republish our articles or substantial parts of the site as your own, or present the calculators as your own service.

6. Intellectual property

The site's content — including its text, guides, diagrams, design and software — is owned by us or our licensors and protected by copyright and other laws. You may link to any page, share calculation links and print estimates for your own use. Quoting short excerpts with a link back is fine; republishing whole articles is not without our permission.

7. Links to other websites

Our content links to building codes, manufacturer guides and other sources for reference. We don't control those websites and aren't responsible for their content, accuracy or practices.

8. Advertising

The site is supported by advertising, which may be provided by Google AdSense and its partners. Ads are clearly separate from our content, and advertisers don't influence our calculations or recommendations. See our Privacy Policy for how advertising cookies work and how to control them.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of materials, money, time, property or data, arising from your use of, or reliance on, the site or its results — including the cost of over- or under-ordering materials, construction defects, injury or failure to meet a building code. Where liability can't be excluded, it is limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising out of your misuse of the site or your breach of these Terms, to the extent permitted by law.

11. Privacy

Your use of the site is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date shows when they last changed, and continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

13. General

If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision isn't a waiver of it. These Terms are governed by the laws applicable where the site operator is established, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where the law of your country of residence gives you rights that can't be waived.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms: hello@syncmethods.info or our Contact page.