FixMeasure

Home improvement and DIY calculators

Measure, calculate,
buy the right amount.

Material estimates for 21 jobs, from paint to wiring. Enter your measurements and see what to buy.

Paint & walls

Paint

Find how much paint a room needs from its size.

Wallpaper

Roll count, including pattern repeat.

Drywall

Sheets, screws, tape and joint compound for a wall or ceiling.

Plaster

Bags of gypsum plaster for a given coat thickness.

Flooring

Tile

Count tiles and boxes for a floor or wall.

Laminate flooring

Packs of flooring and length of baseboard for a room.

Concrete & masonry

Concrete

Volume and bag count for a slab or pad.

Brick and block

How many bricks or blocks a wall takes.

Mortar

Mortar volume, cement and sand for a masonry wall.

Gravel

Gravel volume and tonnage for a path or base.

Carpentry & outdoor

Deck

Deck boards, joists and screws for a deck.

Fence

Posts, panels, rails and post concrete for a fence.

Stairs

Number of steps, riser height and tread depth from total rise.

Roof & gutters

Roofing

Sloped roof area and shingles or tiles needed.

Gutters

Gutter length, downspouts, hangers and end caps.

Heating, cooling & insulation

Insulation

Boards, fixings and thermal resistance (R-value).

AC size (BTU)

Find the AC capacity (BTU/h) a room needs.

Radiator size

Room heat demand (W, BTU/h) and approximate radiator length.

Electrical

Wire size

Wire gauge and breaker by load and distance. US (NEC) and IEC calculated separately.

Voltage drop

Voltage lost along a run for the wire size you choose.

Planning

Project cost

Total budget from materials, labor, contingency and tax.