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Concrete Calculator
Calculate how many bags or cubic yards of concrete you need for slabs, footings, and columns. Includes waste factor. Free concrete calculator.
Paint Calculator
Calculate how many gallons of paint you need for any room or surface. Accounts for doors, windows, and number of coats. Free paint calculator.
Square Footage Calculator
Calculate square footage of rooms, floors, and surfaces. Supports rectangles, circles, triangles, and trapezoids. Add multiple rooms and sum totals.
Tile Calculator
Calculate how many tiles you need for any room or surface. Enter room dimensions, tile size, and waste factor to get total tiles and square footage needed.
Gravel / Aggregate Calculator
Calculate how much gravel, rock, or aggregate you need for any project. Enter area dimensions and depth to get cubic yards, cubic feet, and tons needed.
Mulch Calculator
Calculate how many cubic yards or bags of mulch you need for your garden or landscape. Enter area and desired depth to get exact mulch quantity needed.
Roofing Calculator
Calculate how many roofing squares, shingles, and materials you need. Enter your roof dimensions and pitch to estimate shingle bundles, felt underlayment
Drywall / Sheetrock Calculator
Calculate how many drywall sheets you need for any room. Enter room dimensions, ceiling height, number of doors and windows — get sheet count, screws, and tape.
Deck Board / Lumber Calculator
Calculate how many deck boards and how much lumber you need. Enter deck dimensions, board width, and spacing to get board count, lineal feet, and material cost.
Fence Calculator
Calculate fence posts, rails, and pickets needed for any fence. Enter fence length, post spacing, picket width, and rails per section to get all materials.
Stair Calculator
Calculate stair rise, run, number of steps, and stringer length. Enter total rise height to get code-compliant stair dimensions and cut stringer measurements.
BTU / AC Size Calculator
Calculate how many BTUs you need to cool a room or house. Enter room size, ceiling height, insulation, climate, and sun exposure to get the right AC size.
Popular Construction tools
- Concrete CalculatorEnter slab or footing dimensions and instantly see cubic yards, cubic meters, and number of 40/60/80 lb bags needed with a 10% waste allowance.
- Paint CalculatorEnter room dimensions, number of doors and windows, and coats to instantly see gallons, quarts, and liters of paint required.
- Square Footage CalculatorCalculate area in square feet, square meters, and square yards. Add multiple rooms or shapes and get a running total instantly.
- Tile CalculatorAvoid over-ordering or running short on tile. Enter your room dimensions, tile size, grout gap, and waste percentage to get an exact tile count and total square footage.
- Gravel / Aggregate CalculatorKnow exactly how much gravel to order before you buy. Enter your project area and desired depth to get cubic yards, cubic feet, and estimated weight in tons.
- Roofing CalculatorEstimate roofing materials before getting quotes. Enter roof footprint, pitch, and material type to get roofing squares, shingle bundles, felt rolls, and a cost range.
Often used together
- Unit ConverterConvert between hundreds of units instantly. Switch categories with one click — length, weight, temperature, volume, speed, area, and data.
- Percentage CalculatorThree percentage calculators in one: find a percentage, find what percentage a number is, and calculate percentage increase or decrease.
- Loan CalculatorEnter your loan amount, rate, and term to see your exact monthly payment and total cost. Compare multiple interest rates side by side.
About Construction
Ordering the right amount of material is half the battle on any building project, and guessing usually means a second trip to the store or a pile of waste in the driveway. ToolsHub's construction calculators turn measurements into quantities, so DIY homeowners and working contractors can plan a job, price it, and buy with confidence. Enter your dimensions and you get a clear figure instead of a rough hunch.
The most-used tools cover the big materials. The Concrete Calculator works out cubic yards for slabs, footings, and posts, the Paint Calculator estimates how many gallons a room or exterior needs, and the Square Footage Calculator handles the area math that feeds almost everything else. For floors and walls, the Tile Calculator counts boxes, while the Gravel / Aggregate Calculator and Mulch Calculator size up loose materials by volume.
There is a tool for most trades. The Roofing Calculator estimates squares and bundles, the Drywall / Sheetrock Calculator counts sheets, and the Deck Board / Lumber and Fence Calculators help you lay out boards, posts, and pickets. The Stair Calculator works through rise and run, and the BTU / AC Size Calculator points you toward the right heating or cooling capacity for a space.
Because site conditions, cuts, and breakage vary, treat every result as a solid estimate rather than a precise order, and remember that it is standard practice to buy roughly ten percent extra to cover waste. The calculators run entirely in your browser, so there is no account to create and nothing to install—just enter your numbers and get an answer you can take to the yard.