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Contact

One inbox, read by the person who built the calculators. The fastest route for a wrong number is the error form; everything else goes by email.

Write to Us

Email

Email Ian Welkins at ianwelkins@gmail.com. Questions about how a calculator works, suggestions for a tool the site is missing, and corrections to the written guides all belong here.

Replies usually come within a few days. There is no support desk and no ticketing system — your message goes to the person who can actually change the page.

Wrong Number?

Reporting a calculation error

If a calculator gave you a result you believe is wrong, please use the report-an-error page instead of email. The form captures the calculator and the exact inputs you used, which is what makes the problem reproducible — 'the hip calculator is wrong' cannot be checked, but a span, pitch and overhang can.

Every report is worked by hand against the formulas. If the site is wrong, the fix ships and the correction is acknowledged; if the result was right, you get the working that shows why. Either way you hear back.

Help Us Check

What to include in any message

Most 'wrong answer' reports turn out to be a span entered where a run belonged, or a nominal lumber size used where an actual one was needed. Including these details up front gets your report checked in one pass: