🏗️Construction Tools

Construction tools for the estimation work that comes before any project: square footage and material coverage, paint quantities accounting for primer and second coats, deck stain coverage adjusted for the roughness of the wood, and the unit conversions that recur on every job (inches to feet, square feet to square yards, cubic yards of concrete, board feet of lumber). The category is intentionally narrow and useful for a contractor on a tablet at the supply yard rather than a desktop estimating suite. The common mistake is using paint coverage figures from the can without adjusting for surface texture; bare drywall, primed drywall, smooth wood, and rough lumber all absorb paint at different rates, which is why the Paint Calculator and Deck Paint and Stain Coverage Calculator both offer roughness modifiers rather than a single coverage number. If you are new to the category, start with the Square Footage Calculator for any room you are measuring (it handles rectangles, triangles, and circular sections in one form), the Paint Calculator before any indoor project, and the Deck Paint and Stain Coverage Calculator before any outdoor wood project. The tools cover residential and small commercial scales; structural load, code compliance, and engineering-grade design are out of scope and are not what these utilities are for. Confirm material orders against your supplier's spec sheet before purchase.

21 tools available