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39 free trade calculators and counting. Search, filter by trade, and pin favorites for one-tap access on the job site.

Concrete, Masonry & Earthwork

Slabs, footings, rebar, block

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Flatwork
Live
< 1 min
Concrete calculator that figures cubic yards, 80/60-lb bags, and order quantity for slabs, pads, and flatwork, with exact waste built in. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs L × W × thickness

Outputs Cubic yards · 80/60-lb bags · Order quantity

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Footings & Walls
Live
< 1 min
Concrete footing calculator that figures cubic yards, truckloads, and 80-lb bag counts for strip footings, stem walls, and foundations. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs L × W × D per run

Outputs Cubic yards · Truckloads · Bags

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IRC Code Compliant
Reinforcement
Live
< 2 min
Rebar calculator that figures bar counts, spacing grids, 20-ft sticks, steel weight, and tie counts for concrete slabs and footings. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Slab/footing dims + spacing

Outputs Linear feet · 20-ft sticks · Steel weight · Tie count

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Footings & Walls
Live
< 1 min
Sonotube calculator that figures cubic yards and 80-lb bag counts per pier from tube diameter, depth, and pier count for columns and footings. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Diameter × depth × count

Outputs Cubic yards · Bags per pier

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Masonry
Live
< 2 min
CMU block calculator for block count, Type S mortar bags, core-fill grout yards, and bond-beam rebar on masonry walls, with waste included. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Wall L × H · block size · grout fill

Outputs Block count · Mortar bags · Grout yards · Rebar sticks

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Framing, Carpentry & Roofing

Lumber, stairs, pitch, shingles

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Roofing
Live
< 1 min
Roofing calculator that turns footprint and pitch into roofing squares, shingle bundles, and underlayment, with waste set by roof complexity. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Plan L × W + pitch

Outputs Roofing squares · Bundles · Underlayment rolls

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IRC Code Compliant
Stairs
Live
< 2 min
Stair calculator that lays out riser count, unit rise, tread depth, and stringer length from total rise and run, with live IRC code checks. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Total rise + run

Outputs Riser count · Unit rise/run · Stringer boards · IRC checks

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Wall Framing
Live
< 1 min
Stud calculator for wall framing at 16" or 24" O.C. — studs, plates, headers, kings, and cripples solved from wall length and openings. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Wall length + spacing

Outputs Stud count · Plates · Headers

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Roofing
Live
< 2 min
Framing calculator that sizes common rafters from span, pitch, and overhang — line length, plumb and seat cut angles, and stock size. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Span + pitch + overhang

Outputs Rafter length · Cut angles · Stock length

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Lumber Math
Live
< 1 min
Board foot calculator for lumber and hardwood pricing — enter thickness, width, length, and piece count for BF per piece and job totals. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs T × W × L + count

Outputs Board feet · Piece count

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Drywall, Tile & Finishes

Drywall, paint, flooring, tile

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Drywall
Live
< 1 min
Framing calculator for the full wall package — studs and plates plus drywall sheets, mud, and tape from room dimensions and openings. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Room dims + openings

Outputs Stud count · Plate boards · Drywall sheets · Mud & tape

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Paint
Live
< 1 min
Paint calculator: enter room dimensions to get wall, ceiling, and primer gallons with doors and windows deducted for one or two coats. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Wall/ceiling area + coats

Outputs Wall gallons · Ceiling gallons · Primer gallons

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Flooring
Live
< 1 min
Flooring calculator: enter room size to get plank boxes, underlayment rolls, and baseboard sticks per room, with layout waste included. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Floor area + box size

Outputs Flooring boxes · Underlayment rolls · Baseboard sticks

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Tile
Live
< 2 min
Tile calculator: enter area and tile size to get tile boxes, thinset bags, and grout bags for floors, showers, backsplashes, waste included. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Area + tile size

Outputs Tile boxes · Thinset bags · Grout bags · Spacers

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Insulation
Live
< 2 min
Insulation calculator for batt bundles or blown cellulose bags from target R-value. Net area, framing deductions, and installed thickness included. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Area · R-value · type

Outputs Bags / bundles · Thickness · Net area

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Trim & Millwork
Live
< 1 min
Baseboard calculator: enter your room perimeter and corner count to get trim boards, miter cut counts, and caulk tubes with waste included. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Perimeter · corners

Outputs Trim boards · Cut count · Caulk tubes

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Drywall
Live
< 1 min
Drywall calculator: size texture bags or mud buckets, PVA primer gallons, and mixing water for any finish level, knockdown to Level 5 skim. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Area · style · depth

Outputs Bags / buckets · Primer gal · Mix water

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Site Work, Decks & Fencing

Excavation, gravel, decks, fences

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Earthwork
Live
< 1 min
Excavation calculator: bank vs. loose cubic yards with soil swell, heaped truckloads, and backfill volumes for trenches, basements, and digs fast. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs L × W × D · soil · truck

Outputs Bank yards · Loose yards · Truckloads

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Earthwork
Live
< 2 min
Retaining wall calculator: SRW block courses, cap units, drainage stone tons, base rock, and geogrid for segmental retaining walls fast. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Length × exposed height

Outputs Wall blocks · Cap units · Drainage tons · Geogrid sq ft

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Paving
Live
< 1 min
Asphalt calculator: hot-mix tonnage and crushed aggregate base for driveways, lots, and pads from area, asphalt depth, and base depth. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Area · asphalt + base depth

Outputs HMA tons · Base tons · Square yards

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Earthwork
Live
< 1 min
Gravel calculator: compacted tons of crushed stone, road base, sand, and decomposed granite from area and depth, with compaction allowance. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Area × depth · material

Outputs Tons · Loose vs compacted yards

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Decks
Live
< 2 min
Deck material calculator: field joists, rim and ledger boards, decking planks, posts, concrete, and fasteners for any residential deck. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Deck W × projection

Outputs Joists · Decking planks · Posts · Concrete bags

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Fencing
Live
< 2 min
Fence calculator: posts, rails, pickets or chain-link rolls, gate kits, and fast-set concrete for wood and chain-link fences in minutes. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Fence run · height · type

Outputs Posts · Rails · Pickets / rolls · Concrete bags

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Hardscape
Live
< 2 min
Paver calculator: paver units, crushed base tons, 1-in bedding sand, and polymeric joint sand for any patio, walkway, or driveway fast. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Patio area · paver size

Outputs Paver units · Base tons · Poly sand bags

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Siding
Live
< 2 min
Siding calculator: siding squares, housewrap rolls, starter strips, and corner posts from wall perimeter, gables, and all openings fast. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Perimeter × height · gables

Outputs Siding squares · Housewrap rolls · Starter strips

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MEP Quick-Check Estimators

Electrical, plumbing, HVAC

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NEC Reference
Electrical
Live
< 2 min
Voltage drop calculator and conduit fill checker for branch circuits. Flags NEC violations live and picks the right wire and conduit size. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Run length + conductors

Outputs NEC fill % · Voltage drop % · Recommended size

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HVAC
Live
< 2 min
BTU calculator for heating and cooling loads with AC tonnage from sq ft, climate zone, and insulation quality. Rounds up to the half ton. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Sq ft + climate zone

Outputs Cooling BTU · AC tons · Heating BTU · CFM

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Electrical
Live
< 1 min
Recessed lighting calculator that sizes fixture counts and even spacing grids from room size. Enter target spacing — the grid solves live. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Room L × W

Outputs Fixture count · Spacing grid

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Plumbing
Live
< 2 min
PEX pipe size calculator for water supply: WSFU fixture-unit totals size the main, with coil footage, manifold ports, and fitting packs. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Fixture counts + run

Outputs PEX coils · Main size · Fitting packs

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Bidding, Markup & Financials

Markup, margin, overhead, bids

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Pricing
Live
< 1 min
Markup vs margin calculator that converts between markup and margin, prices jobs from direct cost, and shows true net profit after overhead. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Cost + markup/margin

Outputs Bid price · Margin % · Markup % · Net profit

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Labor
Live
< 3 min
Labor burden rate calculator that converts a base wage into the true employer cost per billable hour - taxes, comp, PTO, benefits included. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Wage + taxes + comp + PTO + benefits + efficiency

Outputs True cost per billable hour · Burden % multiplier · Annual cost breakdown

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Labor
Live
< 2 min
Subcontractor piece rate calculator that computes total payout, effective hourly yield per worker, and production pace for piece-rate crews. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Trade unit + quantity + piece rate + crew + time

Outputs Total subcontract payout · Effective $/hr per worker · Units per man-hour

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Overhead
Live
< 3 min
Daily overhead calculator that finds your minimum daily cost to keep the doors open and the minimum bid rate that actually leaves profit. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs 5 annual cost buckets + billable days + profit target

Outputs Daily overhead cost · Hourly shop overhead · Minimum daily bid threshold

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Bidding
Live
< 2 min
Break-even calculator for contractors that shows the monthly revenue and number of jobs needed each month before the business turns a profit. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Fixed costs + margin

Outputs Break-even revenue · Jobs needed

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Bidding
Live
< 1 min
Change order pricing calculator that prices extras and variations with margin protection built in, so change orders never get sold at cost. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs CO cost + markup

Outputs CO price · Margin check

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Field Converters & Master Proposal

Converters, fractions, trig

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Converters
Live
< 1 min
Fraction calculator for feet, inches and fractions: add, subtract, multiply and divide jobsite dimensions to 1/16 inch with exact results. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Tap-key dimension entry

Outputs Architectural result · Decimal + metric equivalents

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Converters
Live
< 1 min
Construction unit converter for area, volume and weight: sq ft, roofing squares, cu yd, acres, gallons, tons and metric, two-way and instant. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Value + from/to units

Outputs Converted value · All-unit comparison table

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Layout Math
Live
< 1 min
3-4-5 triangle calculator and right triangle solver: find hypotenuses, missing legs and angles, and verify square corners on any layout. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Two sides

Outputs Hypotenuse · Angles

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Proposal
Live
< 5 min
Contractor proposal template that turns bid lines into a branded client-ready PDF with markup, contingency, tax and a payment schedule. Free, no sign-up.

Inputs Bid cart lines + branding

Outputs Client-ready PDF proposal · Payment schedule · JSON backup

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