Know what to buy before you drive to the store.
Most calculators stop at "you need 24 boxes." BuildCalc goes one step further: exact quantities, a printable shopping list, realistic waste allowance, and a low-to-high budget range so nothing surprises you at the register.
Tile Calculator
Tiles, boxes, thinset and grout from one measurement.
Open the calculatorPaint Calculator
Gallons of paint and primer, minus doors and windows.
Open the calculatorDrywall Calculator
Sheets, screws, tape and joint compound in one pass.
Open the calculatorConcrete Calculator
Cubic yards or bags, plus gravel and membrane.
Open the calculatorFlooring Calculator
Boxes of plank, underlayment and trim.
Open the calculatorDeck Board Calculator
Decking boards, joists and hidden fasteners.
Open the calculatorGrout Calculator
Kilos of grout for the joint width you actually have.
Open the calculatorGravel Calculator
Cubic yards, tons and bags for any depth.
Open the calculatorMulch Calculator
Cubic yards and bag count at the right depth.
Open the calculatorSod Calculator
Rolls, pallets and soil for a new lawn.
Open the calculatorFence Post Calculator
Posts, holes and concrete bags for a fence run.
Open the calculatorDrywall Mud Calculator
Joint compound, tape and screws by area.
Open the calculatorHow it works
- 1
Measure
Enter the dimensions you can actually take with a tape measure. The diagram on each page shows exactly what to measure.
- 2
Read the four answers
Raw quantity, buyable cartons, sundries you would otherwise forget, and a realistic budget band for your region.
- 3
Print and go
Every result prints as a clean shopping list. Take it to the counter instead of trying to remember numbers in the aisle.
Why these calculators are different
A quantity is not a purchasing decision. Contractors lose money on three things that a bare calculator never mentions: waste allowance, packaging increments (you cannot buy 2.4 boxes), and the sundries nobody budgets for — thinset, grout, spacers, screws, sanding discs, blades.
Every page here outputs a four-part answer: the raw quantity, the buyable quantity (rounded to real package sizes), a shopping list with the sundries included, and a low/mid/high budget range. That is the difference between a number and a purchase plan.