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HVAC Load Calculator

Calculate heating and cooling loads for residential and commercial buildings.

HVAC

Electrical Load Calculator

Determine total electrical load and service panel size requirements.

Electrical

Plumbing Pipe Sizing

Find the right pipe diameter based on fixture units and flow rates.

Plumbing

Concrete Volume Calculator

Calculate cubic yards of concrete for slabs, footings, and columns.

General

Roofing Material Calculator

Estimate shingles, underlayment, and materials by roof area and pitch.

Roofing

Landscaping Material Calculator

Calculate cubic yards of mulch, gravel, topsoil, and other materials.

Landscaping

Drywall Calculator

Estimate sheets of drywall, joint compound, tape, and screws needed.

General

Paint Coverage Calculator

Calculate gallons of paint needed based on surface area and coats.

Painting

Profit Margin Calculator

Calculate gross and net profit margins for jobs and your overall business.

Business

Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Estimate your self-employment tax, including Social Security and Medicare.

Business

Hourly Rate Calculator

Figure out what to charge per hour based on your costs and income goals.

Business

Software Quiz — Which Software Should I Use?

Answer 5 questions about your trade, team, and priorities — get a personalized software recommendation in 60 seconds.

Business

Software Cost Calculator (TCO)

Calculate the real total cost of contractor software — including hidden onboarding fees, per-user costs, and payment processing.

Business

Crew Day Cost Calculator

Calculate the true daily cost of putting your crew on a job — burdened labor, vehicle, fuel, tools, and overhead allocation.

Business

Max Lead Cost Calculator

Find the most you can afford to pay per lead based on close rate, average job profit, and marketing budget. Compare against HomeAdvisor, Angi, Google LSA pricing.

Business

W-2 vs 1099 Employee Cost

Calculate the true loaded cost of a W-2 employee vs a 1099 sub. Includes payroll tax, workers comp, benefits, PTO, training, and recruiting.

Business

Equipment Buy vs Lease

Compare buying vs leasing your next truck, skid steer, lift, or excavator. See total cost over time, year-1 cash flow impact, and which option wins for your situation.

Business

Stair Calculator

Calculate risers, treads, stringer length, and stair angle with IRC code compliance checking.

Carpentry

Fence Calculator

Estimate posts, rails, pickets, concrete, and cost for wood, vinyl, or chain link fences.

General

Tile & Flooring Calculator

Calculate tiles, grout, thinset, and cost for any tile size, pattern, and room dimensions.

Flooring

Grout & Thinset Calculator

Pounds of grout and bags of thinset mortar from tile size, joint width, thickness, and trowel notch.

Flooring

Excavation & Dirt Removal Calculator

Cubic yards of excavation, hauled volume after soil swell, and dump-truck loads for footings, foundations, and grading.

General Contracting

Rebar Calculator

Calculate rebar quantity, weight, tie wires, and chairs for concrete slab reinforcement.

Concrete

Voltage Drop Calculator

Calculate voltage drop, wire sizing, and NEC compliance for electrical circuits.

Electrical

Deck Calculator

Estimate deck boards, joists, posts, railing, and cost by material type.

Carpentry

Gravel & Aggregate Calculator

Calculate tons of gravel, crushed stone, sand, or topsoil by area and depth.

Landscaping

Brick Calculator

Estimate bricks, mortar bags, sand, and wall ties for masonry wall construction.

Masonry

Board Foot & Lumber Calculator

Calculate board feet, linear feet, and cost for lumber orders and material lists.

Carpentry

Paver Calculator

Estimate pavers, base gravel, sand, and polymeric sand for patios and walkways.

Landscaping

Concrete Block (CMU) Calculator

Calculate blocks, mortar, rebar, and grout for masonry walls with bond beams.

Masonry

Insulation Calculator

Estimate insulation batts, bags, or sheets by R-value, area, and insulation type.

General

Carpet Calculator

Calculate carpet in square yards, seam length, padding, and cost for rooms.

Flooring

Asphalt Calculator

Estimate tons of asphalt for driveways, parking lots, and overlays.

Paving

Square Footage Calculator

Calculate area for rectangles, circles, triangles, and L-shaped rooms with unit conversions.

General

Wall Framing Calculator

Calculate studs, plates, headers, sheathing, and nails for wall framing.

Carpentry

Siding Calculator

Estimate siding panels, trim, starter strip, and accessories by wall area.

General

Retaining Wall Calculator

Calculate blocks, cap stones, drainage gravel, geogrid, and drain pipe for retaining walls.

Landscaping

Roof Pitch Calculator

Calculate roof pitch, angle, slope percentage, and area multiplier from rise and run measurements.

Roofing

CFM & Airflow Calculator

Calculate required CFM, air changes per hour, and duct velocity for ventilation systems.

HVAC

Structural Wood Designer — Beams, Headers, Posts, Studs

Engineering-based sizing for 5 scenarios: floor/deck joists & rafters, window/door headers (guided load takedown), posts & columns (NDS buckling), bearing-wall studs, and a wind-bracing guide.

Carpentry

Footing Size Calculator

Size square, round, and continuous concrete footings from load and soil bearing capacity using IRC presumptive values.

Carpentry

Beam Span Calculator

Quick beam-span estimate by species, size, and load for floor, roof, and deck beams. (For engineering-accurate results, use the Wood Beam Designer.)

Carpentry

Floor Joist Span Calculator

Calculate maximum joist span per IRC tables by size, spacing, species, and live load.

Carpentry

French Drain Calculator

Estimate gravel, pipe, landscape fabric, and cost for French drain installation.

Landscaping

Concrete Driveway Cost Calculator

Estimate concrete, reinforcement, and total cost for driveway projects by size and finish type.

Concrete

Plywood & Sheathing Calculator

Calculate number of plywood sheets, weight, and cost by area and thickness.

Carpentry

Sand Calculator

Calculate cubic yards and tons of sand needed for play areas, masonry, pavers, and fill.

General

Wallpaper Calculator

Calculate rolls of wallpaper needed with pattern repeat matching and waste factor.

Painting

Baluster & Spindle Calculator

Calculate baluster quantity and spacing for railings with IRC 4-inch sphere rule compliance.

Carpentry

Mortar Calculator

Estimate bags of mortar mix and sand for brick or block walls by joint thickness.

Masonry

Sonotube & Concrete Pier Calculator

Calculate concrete volume, bag count, and rebar for cylindrical piers and footings.

Concrete

Snow Load Calculator

Calculate roof snow loads using ASCE 7 factors for exposure, thermal, and slope conditions.

Roofing

Rafter Length Calculator

Calculate rafter length, ridge height, birdsmouth cut, and tail cut for common and hip rafters.

Carpentry

Miter Angle Calculator

Calculate miter and bevel angles for corners, polygons, and crown molding compound cuts.

Carpentry

Wire Size Calculator

Determine minimum wire gauge by amperage, distance, and voltage with NEC ampacity tables.

Electrical

Gutter & Downspout Calculator

Calculate gutters, downspouts, hangers, and accessories by roof area and rainfall intensity.

Roofing

Concrete Steps Calculator

Calculate concrete volume, form boards, and IRC code compliance for concrete stairs.

Concrete

Markup vs Margin Calculator

Convert between markup and profit margin percentages. The #1 pricing mistake contractors make.

Business

Unit Converter

Convert between construction units — feet, meters, inches, yards, gallons, liters, and more.

General

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