Quick BuildCalc

Free Home Builder Calculators — Concrete, Framing, Roofing, Drywall, Painting, Landscaping & Fencing

Fast, free, no-signup calculators for concrete, framing, roofing, drywall, painting, landscaping, and fencing & decking. Enter your measurements to get material estimates, cost totals, and unit conversions instantly.

Example values provided — edit for your project.

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Concrete & Masonry

bags · rebar · footings

Concrete Bags

Estimate how many pre-mix bags you need for a slab, footing, or post hole, based on volume and standard bag yields.

Volume needed
Cubic yards
Bags required
Estimated cost

Rebar Grids

Estimate rebar sticks (20 ft lengths) for a slab grid at a given spacing, including total linear footage of steel needed.

Rows running length-wise
Rows running width-wise
Total linear feet
20 ft sticks needed
Estimated cost

Footings

Volume and bag count for a continuous footing (foundation, wall, or post footing run), sized by length, width, and depth in inches.

Cubic yards
Bags required
Estimated cost

Framing

studs · joists · rafters

Wall Studs

Estimate studs needed for a wall run at standard on-center spacing, plus extra studs for corners and openings.

Field studs
Total studs needed
Estimated cost

Joists & Rafters

Count of joists or rafters needed across a span at a given on-center spacing, for framing floors, ceilings, or roofs.

Joists / rafters needed
Estimated cost

Roofing

squares · bundles · underlayment

Roofing Squares

Convert roof footprint and pitch into roofing squares (100 sq ft each), with a waste factor for cuts and overlap.

Roof surface area
Roofing squares
Estimated cost

Shingle Bundles

Estimate shingle bundles needed (3 bundles per square, standard 3-tab/architectural), auto-filled from your roofing squares.

Bundles required
Estimated cost

Underlayment Rolls

Estimate felt or synthetic underlayment rolls needed to cover the roof, based on total roofing squares and roll coverage.

Rolls required
Estimated cost

Drywall

sheets · mud

Drywall Sheets

Estimate drywall sheets needed for a room's combined wall and ceiling area, by standard 4×8 or 4×12 ft sheet size.

Sheets required
Estimated cost

Joint Compound

Estimate joint compound (mud) needed based on drywall sheet count and number of coats, auto-filled from your sheet total.

Gallons required
Estimated cost

Painting

walls · rooms · trim

Wall Paint

Paint coverage based on wall dimensions, minus doors and windows, plus number of coats and coverage rate.

Paintable area
Gallons needed
Estimated cost

Quick Room Estimator

Ballpark paint gallons for a rectangular room without measuring individual walls, using room length, width, and height.

Wall area (approx.)
Gallons needed
Estimated cost

Trim & Baseboards

Paint needed for trim, baseboard, or casing runs, sized by linear footage and trim width, in quarts.

Paintable area
Quarts needed
Estimated cost

Landscaping

mulch · soil · sod · pavers

Mulch / Soil Volume

Cubic yards of mulch, soil, or gravel needed for a bed area, based on length, width, and fill depth.

Cubic feet
Cubic yards
Estimated cost

Sod Pallets

Estimate sod pallets needed for a lawn area (450 sq ft per pallet, standard), based on lawn length and width.

Lawn area
Pallets needed
Estimated cost

Pavers

Estimate pavers needed for a patio or walkway, including a cut/waste allowance for pattern complexity.

Patio area
Pavers needed
Estimated cost

Fencing & Decking

posts · rails · boards

Fence Posts & Rails

Estimate posts, rails, and concrete footing bags for a fence run, based on total length and post spacing.

Posts needed
Rails needed
Concrete bags needed
Estimated cost

Deck Boards

Estimate deck boards needed for a given deck area, board width, and gap spacing, with a waste factor for cuts.

Deck area
Boards needed
Estimated cost

Conversions

reference · unit converter

Quick Reference

Common construction conversions, all in one place, for quick reference without doing the math yourself.

1 foot12 in
1 yard3 ft / 36 in
1 mile5,280 ft
1 sq ft144 in²
1 sq yard9 ft²
1 acre43,560 ft²
1 cubic foot1,728 in³
1 cubic yard27 ft³
1 gallon4 qt / 128 fl oz
1 cubic foot (water)7.48 gal
1 pound16 oz
1 ton2,000 lb

Unit Converter

Convert between common length, area, volume, and weight units, including both imperial and metric.

Converted value

About This Page

This page combines every calculator on Quick Build Calc — concrete, framing, roofing, drywall, painting, landscaping, fencing, decking, and unit conversions — into a single scrollable view, so you can jump between categories without navigating away. If you'd rather browse one category or calculator at a time, visit the calculator directory instead.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why use the all-in-one page instead of individual calculator pages?

The all-in-one page is convenient when a project spans multiple trades — for example, a deck build that needs footings, framing, and decking calculations in the same session. Individual calculator pages load faster and include more detailed how-to and FAQ content for that specific calculation.

Do the results differ between this page and the individual calculator pages?

No — every calculator uses the same formulas and produces identical results whether accessed here or on its own dedicated page.