Construction Calculators and Estimation Tools

Calculate the acreage of an area by entering the length and width of the land. An acre is a 43,560 square foot area of land.

Estimate the amount of asphalt needed for a driveway or parking lot project and estimate labor and material costs.

Estimate the number of balusters needed for a deck or stair railing. The maximum spacing between balusters is 4″.

Calculate the material needed to install board and batten siding. Learn how to layout board and batten siding and how to estimate materials.

Find board footage by entering the thickness, length, and width of a board. Board footage is the volume of lumber and hardwood is commonly sold by the board foot.

Estimate how many bricks are needed by entering the size of the wall and selecting the size brick being used. Learn how to calculate brick material.

Find how many BTUs are needed to heat your home. Our calculator considers your geographic location to recommend the right sized furnace based on your average winter temperatures.

Estimate how much carpet you need by entering the size of your room. Find how much installing carpet will cost.

Estimate the linear feet of siding material needed and find the total number of boards needed. Estimate walls and gables and find the right board exposure and overlap.

Find how many concrete blocks are needed by entering the size of the wall and the size of the block. Estimate concrete block material and cost.

Calculate concrete needed for a slab, footing, post, patio, or other masonry project and find the concrete cost. Estimate how many cubic yards and bags of concrete fill a space.

Estimate concrete, rebar, and installation materials for a concrete driveway project and get a price estimate for the materials.

Estimate yards of material needed to fill a space and calculate material costs. Find cubic yardage for a space for landscaping projects.

Find the cubic yardage of a cylinder by entering the diameter and height of the cylinder.

Estimate how many deck boards and other decking materials are needed given the size of the deck and preferred deck board.

Find how much drywall and sheetrock needed for a project by entering the size of the room. Estimate material for drywall projects.

Calculate electricity cost by entering wattage and usage of electricity and the cost per kilowatt-hour. Estimate energy costs and kilowatt-hour electricity usage.

Add and subtract feet, inches, millimeters, and centimeters using the feet and inches calculator. Add fractions and decimal values and get imperial and metric length results.

Add and subtract inch fractions, decimal inches, feet, centimeters, millimeters, and meters. Add measurements and get metric and imperial results.

Estimate fence material given the style of the fence and the length. Find post distance, posts, rails, and pickets needed to build a fence.