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Material Calculators

Estimate paint, tile, concrete, and other materials.

Tools in this category

Aerated Concrete Block Calculator — How Many Blocks Per m²

Calculate aerated concrete (AAC) blocks needed for a wall based on wall area, block dimensions, and mortar joint.

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Baseboard Calculator — How Many Pieces of Trim to Buy

Work out how many baseboard or skirting pieces to buy from the room perimeter, minus doors, with an allowance for corner cuts and the finish nails into studs.

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Brick Calculator — How Many Bricks Per m²

Calculate bricks needed for a wall based on wall area, brick size, and mortar joint thickness. Standard sizes supported.

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Carpet Calculator — Square Yards, Roll Length and Seams

Work out how much carpet to buy in square yards or m² from room size and roll width, with the length to cut, number of strips, seams and underlay.

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Concrete Block Calculator — CMU Blocks, Mortar and Grout

How many 8×16 concrete blocks a wall needs, plus 80 lb bags of mortar and of core-fill grout for a fully grouted wall, from CMHA and manufacturer data.

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Concrete Calculator — Cement, Sand, Gravel Mix Ratios

Calculate concrete volume and mix quantities — cement, sand, and gravel — for slabs, strip footings, and columns, using standard mix ratios.

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Decking Calculator — Boards, Joists and Screws

Calculate how many decking boards, joists, and screws you need from your deck size, board width, gap, and joist spacing.

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Drywall Calculator — Sheets, Profiles, Screws, Joint Tape

Calculate drywall sheets needed for a wall of given dimensions, plus the metal profiles, screws, and joint tape required to finish it.

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Fence Post Concrete Calculator — Concrete per Post Hole

Calculate how much concrete you need to set fence posts, including the volume per hole and the number of 25 kg post-mix bags.

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Gravel Calculator — How Much Gravel Do I Need

Work out how many tonnes, cubic metres, cubic yards, and bulk bags of gravel or crushed stone you need for a driveway, path, or base layer.

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Grout Calculator — How Much Tile Grout Do I Need

Calculate how much tile grout you need from your tiled area, tile size, joint width, and tile thickness, in kilograms and bags.

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Hardwood Flooring Calculator — Boxes, Waste and Cleats

Find how many boxes of hardwood flooring to buy, with the waste allowance for straight, diagonal or herringbone layouts and the cleats or glue you need.

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Insulation Calculator — Packs and R-Value by Material

Calculate insulation packs needed (mineral wool, EPS, XPS, PIR) for walls, roofs, or floors, with R-value estimates.

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Laminate Calculator — How Many Boards and Packs

Calculate how many laminate or parquet boards and packs you need for a floor, including a waste allowance for cuts and pattern matching.

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Linoleum Calculator — Roll Length Needed

Work out how many metres of linoleum or vinyl sheet to buy from room length, width and roll width, with strips, seams and a trim allowance.

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Lumber Calculator — Board Feet and Volume from Pieces

Calculate board feet and cubic metres from lumber piece dimensions, or work backwards to find piece counts from a volume budget.

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Mortar Mix Calculator — Cement and Sand Quantities

Calculate the cement and sand needed for laying brick or block, using standard mortar mix ratios of 1:3, 1:4, and 1:6, in kg and bags.

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Mulch & Topsoil Calculator — Cubic Yards, Bags, Weight

How much mulch, topsoil or compost to order: cubic yards and cubic metres, number of bags, a weight range by material and recommended depths.

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Paint Calculator — How Much Paint Do I Need

Estimate how much paint you need based on wall area, number of coats, and coverage. Get litres needed plus can counts.

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Plaster Calculator — Bags Needed by Wall Area

Calculate the plaster you need for a wall, in kilograms and bags, from the wall area and the coat thickness you plan to apply.

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Primer Calculator — How Much Primer for Walls

Calculate primer needed for walls, accounting for coats, coverage, and surface absorbency (smooth, textured, porous).

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Putty and Spackle Calculator — Weight and Tubs Needed

Calculate the weight of putty or spackle needed to fill and smooth walls before painting, from the wall area and layer thickness.

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Roofing Calculator — Roof Area, Metal Sheets and Shingle Packs

Calculate roof area with eave and gable overhangs for gable, hip or flat roofs, then metal sheets by effective width or bitumen shingle packs.

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Siding Calculator — Panels and Boxes for Exterior Walls

Calculate how many vinyl or wood siding panels and boxes you need for an exterior wall, including a waste allowance for cuts.

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Tile Calculator — How Many Tiles Do I Need

Calculate how many tiles you need for a floor or wall from your area and tile size, including a waste allowance for cuts and breakage.

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Tile Adhesive Calculator — How Much Tile Adhesive Do I Need

Calculate how many kilograms and bags of tile adhesive you need from your tiled area and the notched trowel size you will use.

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Wallpaper Calculator — How Many Rolls with Pattern Repeat

Calculate how many wallpaper rolls you need for a room, accounting for pattern repeat, roll size, and a waste allowance.

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