Concrete & Aggregate
2Landscaping
3Mulch Calculator
You are standing at a bed with a tape measure trying to work out whether this is a two-bag job or a two-yard job.
Fence Calculator
You have a property line to close and need the full material list before the lumber yard trip.
Topsoil Calculator
You need to know what to tell the supplier — yards or tons — before they load a truck you cannot send back.
Framing & Carpentry
2Roofing & Exterior
2Interior Finishes
2Sitework & Paving
2Reference tables
5Roof Pitch Multiplier Chart
Converting a floor footprint into actual roof area. The multiplier is the only number standing between the two.
Mulch Coverage Chart
One number decides the whole order: how many square feet a cubic yard covers at the depth you are spreading.
Material Weight per Cubic Yard
Suppliers quote in yards but trucks are limited by weight. This is the conversion that decides how many trips you make.
Rebar Size Chart
Rebar is priced by weight, specified by number and spliced by diameter. This is the table that connects all three.
Stair Code Requirements
Stairs are the single most commonly failed framing inspection. These are the numbers being measured.
The waste percentage is the whole point
Anything can multiply length by width. What costs money is the gap between the measurement and the order — the 12% you lose cutting a herringbone pattern, the 20% of base gravel that disappears under a compactor, the extra riser you need because 7.9 inches fails inspection.
Every calculator here builds those allowances in, states the assumption it used, draws the result to scale so you can see whether it looks right, and flags the places where getting it wrong means tearing work out rather than just making a second trip.