Calculator branch

Planning quantities with the formula left on.

Ten guest-first imperial and metric tools with formulas, examples, assumptions, and editor handoff.

How should I use these?

Use calculators for an early quantity range, then transfer the dimensions into the plan and replace defaults with product and professional inputs.

Calculator workflow

  1. Choose imperial or metric
  2. Enter measured inputs
  3. Read formula and caveats
  4. Transfer the starting dimensions to the editor

Ten working tools

Every tool works before sign-in, converts entered values between unit systems, calculates in the browser, shows both-unit results where useful, and updates a crawlable editor handoff.

Pending review

Square footage and square meters calculator

Calculate the area of a rectangular planning zone and see the equivalent in both unit systems.

Area = length x width. 1 square foot = 0.09290304 square meter.
Pending review

Baseline wall-stud calculator

Estimate repeated stud positions for straight wall runs in imperial or metric units.

Baseline positions = ceiling(wall length / spacing) + 1; total = baseline positions x identical wall runs.
Pending review

Drywall sheet planning calculator

Estimate sheets from total wall-face length, height, openings, sheet coverage, layers, and waste.

Sheets = ceiling(((face length x height - openings) x layers x (1 + waste)) / sheet area).
Pending review

Paint volume calculator

Estimate gallons or liters from paintable area, coats, labeled coverage, and allowance.

Paint volume = area x coats x (1 + allowance) / labeled coverage per volume unit.
Pending review

Rectangular slab concrete calculator

Calculate a simple slab volume in cubic yards and cubic meters.

Volume = length x width x thickness. Imperial cubic yards = cubic feet / 27.
Pending review

Flooring purchase-area calculator

Apply explicit layout waste to measured floor area and see both unit systems.

Purchase area before package rounding = net area x (1 + waste allowance).
Pending review

Simple pitched-roof area calculator

Convert horizontal plan area to sloped surface area with an explicit rise-to-run ratio and waste allowance.

Sloped area = plan length x plan width x sqrt(1 + (rise / run)^2) x (1 + waste).
Pending review

Siding surface-area calculator

Estimate net wall-face area from perimeter, height, openings, and allowance.

Purchase area = max(perimeter x height - openings, 0) x (1 + waste).
Pending review

Insulation package calculator

Estimate package count from net assembly area, labeled package coverage, and allowance.

Packages = ceiling(area x (1 + waste) / labeled package coverage).
Pending review

Fence panel and baseline post calculator

Estimate repeated panels and line-post positions from a measured fence path and total gate openings.

Panels = ceiling(max(path length - gate openings, 0) / panel length); baseline line positions = panels + 1.
Pending review

Stair rise and run calculator

Work out how many risers a floor-to-floor height needs, what each riser actually measures, and how much floor length the flight consumes.

Risers = round(total rise / target riser); actual riser = total rise / risers; treads = risers - 1; total run = treads x tread depth.
Pending review

Roof pitch calculator: slope, angle, and rafter line

Convert a rise-over-run roof pitch into degrees and a slope factor, and see the sloped rafter length across half a span.

Angle = arctan(rise / run) in degrees; slope factor = sqrt(1 + (rise / run)^2); sloped rafter line = (span / 2) x slope factor.
Pending review

Tile calculator: how many tiles for a floor or wall

Turn a measured area and a tile face size into a tile count with a visible waste allowance, before boxes and pattern cuts.

Tile face area = tile length x tile width converted to the area unit; tiles = ceiling(area x (1 + waste) / tile face area).
Pending review

Deck board calculator: rows and linear length

Estimate how many rows of decking cross a deck and the linear board length required, with the gap between boards made explicit.

Covered width per row = board width + gap; rows = ceiling(deck width / covered width); linear length = rows x board run length x (1 + waste).

What the tools deliberately do not do

They do not select assemblies, verify codes, size structure or utilities, choose products, obtain prices, create bids, or guarantee purchases. They preserve raw geometry, allowances, and rounding as separate ideas so a qualified reviewer can follow the calculation.