Decking boards, joist count and screws for a rectangular deck from its size, boa
Decking boards, joist count and screws for a rectangular deck from its size, board width, gap, joist spacing and stock length.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-21
1 of 1checks answered this week
1209 msmedian answer time
$0.02listed price per call
$0.02price it asked us
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Endpoint
GET https://construction-calc.x402tookit.com/deck-calc
| Category | Market data |
|---|---|
| Provider host | construction-calc.x402tookit.com |
| Networks | eip155:137, eip155:42161, eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 1 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.02 | 1209 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"boardWidthIn": 5.5,
"gapIn": 0.125,
"joistSpacingIn": 16,
"lengthFt": 16,
"stockLengthFt": 16,
"widthFt": 12
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"boardWidthIn": {
"description": "Actual board width in inches, default 5.5 (5/4x6)",
"type": "number"
},
"gapIn": {
"description": "Gap between boards in inches, default 0.125",
"type": "number"
},
"joistSpacingIn": {
"description": "Joist spacing on centre in inches, default 16",
"type": "number"
},
"lengthFt": {
"description": "Deck length along the boards in feet (joists are spaced across this)",
"type": "number"
},
"stockLengthFt": {
"description": "Board length you buy in feet, default 16",
"type": "number"
},
"wastePct": {
"description": "Waste, default 10 (15 to 20 for diagonal)",
"type": "number"
},
"widthFt": {
"description": "Deck width in feet (the joist span)",
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"lengthFt",
"widthFt"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"properties": {
"areaSqFt": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"asOf": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
},
"boardLinearFt": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"boardRows": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"boardsPerRow": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"boardsWithWaste": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"degraded": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"disclaimer": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
},
"joistLengthFt": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"joists": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"notChecked": {
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": [
"array",
"null"
]
},
"reasons": {
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": [
"array",
"null"
]
},
"screwsApprox": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"source": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
},
"stockLengthFt": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
},
"verdict": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}