Material Calculators for Every Project
Figure out exactly how much material to buy — with the waste factors contractors actually use — and what it should cost in 2026. Free, instant, and nothing you enter is stored.
Concrete Calculator
Cubic yards, bags of mix, and cost for slabs, footings, and pads.
Gravel Calculator
Cubic yards and tons of gravel for driveways, walkways, and pads.
Mulch Calculator
Cubic yards and bags of mulch for beds and landscaping.
Paint Calculator
Gallons of paint and primer for rooms and exteriors.
Drywall Calculator
Sheets, screws, joint compound, and tape for walls and ceilings.
Deck Calculator
Deck boards, fasteners, and total cost for your deck size.
Fence Calculator
Posts, rails, pickets, concrete, and cost per foot by fence type.
Tile Calculator
Tiles, thinset, and grout with the right waste factor for your layout.
Wallpaper Calculator
Rolls needed, accounting for pattern repeat waste.
Insulation Calculator
Inches of insulation by type to hit your target R-value, with cost.
Epoxy Resin Calculator
Gallons of epoxy for river tables, countertops, and garage floors.
Sod Calculator
Rolls, pallets, and cost to sod your lawn.
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Why waste factors matter
The most common DIY budgeting mistake isn't the math — it's forgetting that real projects consume more material than the geometry says. Concrete settles into uneven subgrade, tile dies on angled cuts, wallpaper gets sacrificed to pattern matching. Every calculator here bakes in the standard trade waste allowance for its material (5% for sod, up to 20% for herringbone tile), so the number you get is the number you should buy.
Costs you can sanity-check quotes against
Alongside quantities, each tool estimates costs from 2026 national price surveys — and the fence, deck, concrete, and sod calculators offer state-specific versions adjusted by published construction cost indexes. Read our methodology for exactly where every number comes from.
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