Legal and privacy

What we collect

Your email address, the date of your consent, and the page you subscribed from. Nothing else. No name, no address, no phone number.

What we do with it

We send you five emails about the rules the generator applies, then news about the tool. We never sell, rent or trade your address.

How you leave

A one-click unsubscribe link in every email. You can also ask for deletion: write to [email protected] and everything is erased.

What the generator does not do

It certifies nothing. Timber framing falls outside the acceptable solutions of part 9 of Quebec's construction code: an engineer's seal is mandatory on the structure. Snow loads, seismic hazard and soil class are data specific to YOUR site, to be confirmed with an engineer. On your own site you are the constructor under Quebec's occupational health and safety act.

Sources

The joinery rules come from Beemer (Learn to Timber Frame) and Chappell (A Timber Framer's Workshop). Deflection limits and loads come from the 2020 NBC. Every page names its source; no figure is from memory.