Free Lumber Calculators for Framers, Builders and Lumberyards
Quick, no-signup calculators built by a professional lumber takeoff company. Each one uses the counting rules our estimators apply on paid takeoffs, shows the rule behind every line, and exports to Excel. They are planning tools for budgeting and sanity-checking quotes; when you have a permit set, a professional lumber takeoff gives you the bid-ready list.
Framing Calculator
Enter your walls and get studs (with corners, kings, jacks and cripples), plates, headers, blocking, sheathing sheets, and pounds of 16d and 8d/10d nails, anchor bolts, plate washers and sill sealer. Residential and multi-family/commercial modes.
Open framing calculator →Board Foot Calculator
Board feet for any size, length and quantity, board feet to linear feet and pieces, and cost at today’s $/MBF. Includes a nominal-vs-actual size chart for 2×4 through 8×8.
Open board foot calculator →Plywood & OSB Calculator
Sheets for wall sheathing, subfloor or roof decking (with pitch and overhang), thickness guide, waste, nails by the pound, subfloor adhesive tubes and H-clips.
Open plywood calculator →Lumber Weight Calculator
Weight of any lumber list by species, size and length, plus treated lumber, LVL and sheet goods. Pounds, tons and kilograms for deliveries, crane picks and floor loads.
Open weight calculator →Floor Joist Calculator
Joist count, rim board, blocking, hangers and subfloor sheets from span and spacing.
Deck Lumber Calculator
Joists, beams, posts, decking boards and fasteners for a deck of any size.
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