All material calculators
Find a calculator by material, or follow a project below to estimate each part of the order. Each tool shows its formula and assumptions in metric and imperial units.
Search by material, task or common name. Try "baseboard" for skirting or "post holes" for fence-post concrete.
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Planning guidesPaint a room
Estimate each colour and finish separately; add primer only where the coating system requires it.
Tile a floor or wall
Tile count, adhesive and grout use different inputs. Record tile size and joint width once.
Lay laminate flooring
Start with flooring packs, then estimate any specified underlay and the room’s skirting runs.
Plan a slab or fence posts
A slab uses length, width and depth. Post holes also need the volume occupied by each post deducted.
Build or finish a wall
Mortar fills masonry joints; render covers a face. Choose the quantity that matches the job.
Measure before choosing materials
Use area for a surface and volume for a fill. Keep these measurements separate from whole-pack orders.
Painting & decorating
Litres, tins, rolls and cartridges for walls inside and out. Check product coverage, coat count and the assumptions behind each estimate.
- Painting & decoratingPaint CalculatorLitres or gallons of paint for any room, minus doors and windows.Open calculator
- Painting & decoratingPrimer CalculatorPrimer and undercoat quantities for plaster, wood, metal and stains.Open calculator
- Painting & decoratingExterior Paint CalculatorLitres and tins of masonry paint, fence treatment or decking oil.Open calculator
- Painting & decoratingWallpaper CalculatorRolls of wallpaper by the drop method, including pattern repeat.Open calculator
- Painting & decoratingSealant CalculatorCartridges of silicone or caulk from joint length and bead size.Open calculator
Tiling
Tile counts, boxes, adhesive bags and grout weights worked from the real laying size, joint width included.
- TilingTile CalculatorTiles and boxes for any floor or wall, including cutting waste.Open calculator
- TilingTile Adhesive CalculatorKilograms and bags of tile adhesive from area and trowel size.Open calculator
- TilingGrout CalculatorKilograms or pounds of grout, from tile size and joint width.Open calculator
Flooring
Packs, cut lengths, rolls and boards for laminate, carpet, underlay and skirting, rounded up the way they are actually sold.
- FlooringLaminate Flooring CalculatorFlooring boxes for one room or several areas, with cutting allowance and repair packs.Open calculator
- FlooringCarpet CalculatorCut length off a 4 m or 5 m roll, waste, joins, gripper and underlay.Open calculator
- FlooringUnderlay CalculatorRolls of underlay and jointing tape for any floor area.Open calculator
- FlooringSkirting Board CalculatorLinear metres and whole lengths of skirting or baseboard.Open calculator
Walls & ceilings
Sheets, screws, bags and rolls for lining, plastering, rendering and insulating a wall, inside or out.
- Walls & ceilingsDrywall CalculatorSheets of drywall or plasterboard, plus screws, tape and joint compound.Open calculator
- Walls & ceilingsPlaster CalculatorBags of skim, bonding, hardwall or one-coat plaster for any room.Open calculator
- Walls & ceilingsRender CalculatorCement, sand or bagged render for an outside wall at any thickness.Open calculator
- Walls & ceilingsInsulation CalculatorRolls of loft insulation, packs of batts or PIR boards for any area.Open calculator
Concrete & masonry
Volumes, bag counts, brick and block numbers, plus estimated cement, sand and aggregate quantities for the stated mix assumptions.
- Concrete & masonryConcrete CalculatorConcrete volume, bag count and cement/sand/gravel split.Open calculator
- Concrete & masonryMortar CalculatorCement and sand for brickwork, blockwork, render and screed.Open calculator
- Concrete & masonryBrick CalculatorBricks, packs and mortar for a wall from its size or area.Open calculator
- Concrete & masonryConcrete Block CalculatorBlocks, packs and mortar for a wall in concrete blocks or CMUs.Open calculator
- Concrete & masonryGravel CalculatorCubic metres, tonnes and bulk bags of gravel, shingle, slate or MOT type 1.Open calculator
- Concrete & masonryFence Post Concrete CalculatorConcrete per post hole and bags of post mix for the whole fence.Open calculator
Garden & outdoors
Panels, posts, boards, rolls and slabs for fences, decks, lawns and patios, with the fixings counted too.
- Garden & outdoorsFence CalculatorPanels, posts, gravel boards, post-mix bags and clips for a run of fencing.Open calculator
- Garden & outdoorsDecking CalculatorDeck boards, joists, joist timber and boxes of screws for any rectangular deck.Open calculator
- Garden & outdoorsTurf CalculatorRolls of turf or sod for a new lawn, with waste, pallets and topsoil.Open calculator
- Garden & outdoorsPaving CalculatorSlabs or pavers for a patio, plus sub-base tonnes, bedding and jointing.Open calculator
Measurement basics
The area and volume figures every other calculation on this site starts from.
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