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Founder & editorial lead

Alex Carter

Home Improvement & Project Planning Editor

Alex Carter is a home improvement and project-planning editor specializing in construction math, material estimating, measurement, and practical DIY calculations. Alex reviews formulas, manufacturer guidance, industry standards, and common field practices to help homeowners estimate materials and plan projects more accurately.

Editorial responsibility

Making the assumptions visible.

Alex sets the editorial scope for iNuggets, reviews calculator logic, selects sources, records substantive updates, and handles corrections. The review process pays particular attention to measurements, waste factors, unit conversions, package quantities, and where a manufacturer's instructions or locally adopted requirements must take priority.

Alex also reviews Product Lab protocols and the distinction between computational evidence and field evidence. Lab reports publish the input matrix, expected arithmetic, actual engine result, limitations, and downloadable data. Generated editorial artwork is labeled as illustration and is never treated as a project photograph.

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Reviewed by Alex Carter

10 flagship project tools

Browse the focused public calculator set Alex maintains, organized by the kind of project it helps plan.

01

Interior

4 calculators

PT
Paint Calculator

Estimate wall area, gallons, and a practical purchase quantity for a room.

FL
Flooring Calculator

Calculate floor area, waste allowance, and the number of boxes to order.

TL
Tile Calculator

Estimate tile quantity from surface size, tile dimensions, and cutting waste.

DW
Drywall Calculator

Estimate 4×8 sheets for walls, with an optional ceiling and waste factor.

02

Building

2 calculators

CN
Concrete Calculator

Estimate cubic yards and 80-pound bags for a rectangular pour.

CK
Caulk Calculator

Estimate sealant tubes from joint length, width, depth, and tube volume.

03

Exterior

3 calculators

GR
Gravel Calculator

Estimate gravel volume and weight for a rectangular drive, path, or base.

FC
Fence Calculator

Estimate posts and panels from fence length, spacing, and gate openings.

DK
Deck Board Calculator

Estimate decking boards and total linear footage with spacing and waste.

04

Yard & Garden

1 calculators

MU
Mulch Calculator

Calculate cubic yards and two-cubic-foot bags for landscape beds.

Edited by Alex Carter

Product Lab reports

Reproducible studies of coverage, package rounding, geometry, density, depth, spacing, and other decisions that can change an estimate.