Construction

Volume and tally tools for boards, dimensional lumber, and millwork.

Volume and material calculators for concrete slabs, footings, and pours.

Board count and stair layout calculators for wood and composite decks.

Pitch and angle calculators for roof framing and material estimation.

Quantity and weight estimators for gravel, fill, and bulk construction materials.

Square footage, waste, box, roll, and sheet counts for floor coverings and subfloor.

Gallons and coverage for walls, primer, trim, and wood stain.

Convert thickness, width, length, and piece count into board feet using the standard lumber tally.

Convert a run of linear feet at a nominal thickness and width into board feet.

Find cubic yards of concrete needed for a rectangular slab from length, width, and thickness.

Estimate the number of deck boards needed for a rectangular deck area at a given board width and gap.

Calculate stair rise, run, stringer length, and step count from total rise and preferred tread depth.

Convert a roof pitch expressed as rise-over-run (e.g. 6/12) to the corresponding angle in degrees.

Estimate tons of gravel or crushed stone needed for a rectangular area at a given depth and material density.

Estimate the washed drainage stone for a french drain trench in cubic yards and tons, subtracting the perforated pipe.

Estimate topsoil or fill dirt for a rectangular area in cubic yards and tons, with an optional allowance for settling.

Estimate the tons of hot-mix asphalt for a paving area from length, width, compacted thickness, and mix density.

Estimate crushed-stone base and bedding sand for a paver patio or walkway in cubic yards and tons, with a base compaction allowance.

Convert excavation bank volume into loose and compacted volumes with swell and shrink factors, and check the cut and fill balance.

Turn a room rectangle or known area, a waste percent, and coverage per box into the number of flooring boxes to order.

Estimate rolls of foam, cork, or felt underlayment from floor area, roll coverage, and an overlap percent.

Estimate how many 4x8 plywood or OSB panels you need to sheathe a floor area, with a cut-and-fit waste allowance.

Estimate gallons of wall paint from room size, door and window openings, coats, spread rate, and waste.

Estimate gallons of primer for a known area from the coat count, primer spread rate, and a waste allowance.

Estimate trim paint from the linear feet of baseboard, casing, and doors, the trim height, coats, and spread rate.

Estimate gallons of deck or fence stain from the area, coats, stain spread rate, and a waste allowance.