Home Improvement calculators
Plan the project before you swing the hammer — budgeting, financing, and material math without the spreadsheet.
21 free calculators · updated August 2026
Material takeoffs start with measured area or volume, but buying decisions depend on packaging, layout, and unavoidable offcuts. Flooring Calculator and Tile Calculator translate coverage into whole boxes or pieces, while Paint Calculator and Concrete Calculator account for coats or an order margin. Other jobs hinge on construction details: Wallpaper Calculator considers pattern repeat, Carpet Calculator considers roll width, and Stair Calculator checks rise and run against code limits. Choose the tool for the material being purchased, not merely the room shape.
Paint Calculator
Work out how many gallons you need for any room — walls, ceiling, and multiple coats included.
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Flooring Calculator
Square footage, waste allowance, and boxes to buy — with an optional cost estimate.
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Tile Calculator
How many tiles for your floor, shower, or backsplash — any tile size, waste included.
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Mulch Calculator
Cubic yards and bags for any bed size and depth — plus bulk-vs-bagged buying math.
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Paver Calculator
Pavers, base and bedding sand for a patio — with the cutting waste your pattern actually costs.
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Sod Calculator
Square feet, pieces and whole pallets — plus the spare sod that rounding up actually costs you.
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Gravel Calculator
Cubic yards and tons for any area and depth — loose fill or compacted base.
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Topsoil Calculator
Cubic yards and bags for beds, lawns, and topdressing — with the right depth for each job.
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Concrete Calculator
Slab volume in cubic yards and bags — with the order margin that prevents a short pour.
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Wallpaper Calculator
Rolls to buy for any room — pattern repeat and double-roll math handled for you.
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Drywall Calculator
Sheets for walls and ceiling with waste included — plus screws, tape, and mud guidance.
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Fence Calculator
Posts, panels, and gates for any run — with spacing and corner math done right.
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BTU Calculator
The right AC size for any room — Energy Star base, sun, ceiling height, and occupancy included.
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Grass Seed Calculator
Pounds of seed for a new lawn or overseeding — rates for five common US grasses.
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Roofing Calculator
Roof area from the footprint and the pitch, then squares and bundles of shingles.
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Deck Calculator
Deck boards, joists and fasteners from the deck size, board width and gap.
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Carpet Calculator
Carpet area with waste, and how the roll width decides where the seams land.
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Insulation Calculator
How much insulation an area takes at a target R-value, in batts or blown depth.
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Stair Calculator
Rise, run and stringer length from a floor-to-floor height, against the code limits.
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Pool Volume Calculator
Pool volume in gallons or litres, including the sloping floor most pools have.
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Board Foot Calculator
Board feet for hardwood priced by volume, where nominal and actual sizes differ.
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Guides for these tools
Long-form answers behind 12 of the calculators above.
- How Many Rolls of Wallpaper Do I Need? Pattern Repeat MathThe wall-area takeoff, the usable yield of a roll, and why the pattern repeat decides your order.
- How Many Tiles Do I Need? Sizes, Waste & BoxesThe formula, the waste allowance that actually fits your layout, and how to turn a tile count into whole boxes.
- How Much Drywall Do I Need? Sheets, Mud & ScrewsThe area formula with the standard opening deductions, the sheet-size trade-off, and the mud, tape and screw counts that go with it.
- How Much Fencing Do I Need? Posts, Panels & GatesOne section count drives the whole bill of materials — posts, panels, gates, and the concrete nobody tallies before the store run.
- How Much Flooring Do I Need? Boxes, Waste & Room MathFloor area is the easy part. Waste tiers, box coverage, and rounding up are where the order goes wrong.
- How Much Grass Seed Do I Need? Rates by Grass TypeThe rate for every grass type, the half rate for overseeding, and the seeding window that decides whether any of it works.
- What Size Air Conditioner Do I Need? BTU by Room SizeFloor area gives you the base number. Ceiling height, sun, bodies and a kitchen decide whether you buy that unit or the next one up.
- How Much Gravel Do I Need? Driveways, Paths & DrainageThe volume formula, the tons conversion, and the right depth and stone for every job.
- How Much Topsoil Do I Need? Lawns, Beds & TopdressingThe volume formula, the right depth for each job, and how topsoil differs from garden soil, compost, and fill dirt.
- How Much Concrete Do I Need? Slab Math, Bag Counts, and When to Call the TruckYards and bag counts for real projects — patios, shed slabs, and deck piers — with the ordering math nobody tells you.
- How Much Mulch Do I Need? Bed-by-Bed Math in Yards and BagsReal numbers for straight beds, curved borders, and tree rings — plus which mulch to actually buy.
- How Much Paint Do I Need? The Complete Room-by-Room GuideA gallon covers about 350–400 sq ft — but the real number depends on coats, surface, and sheen. Here's how to get it right, with a room-size cheat sheet and the calculator to do the math for you.