Calculators for your next project

Work out exactly what to buy before you head to the lumber yard. Quantities, concrete, shingles and a rough cost, with the math explained.

Fencing

Posts, rails, pickets, concrete bags and material cost for a wood fence, with gates and corners.

Pickets, spacing and fasteners for privacy, spaced and board-on-board fences.

How deep to set each post for your fence height and frost line, plus hole size and post length.

Bags of concrete per post and in total, for 40, 50, 60 or 80 lb bags.

Cubic yards, bags, ready-mix cost and installed price for slabs, patios and driveways.

Blocks, mortar and core fill for a block wall, with a cost estimate.

Concrete for deck and porch footing tubes, by diameter and depth.

Roof area, squares, shingle bundles, underlayment and a replacement cost range.