Lumber Calculator

// board footage & weight instrument

Lumber calculator

Pick a nominal lumber size, enter length and quantity, and get board footage, total cost, and weight — using actual dressed dimensions for weight, nominal size for footage, as the trade convention goes.

Board size and species

Length, quantity, and price

Estimate

Total board footage
0.0 BF
$0.00 total
Board feet per piece
0.00 BF
Actual dressed size
0" × 0"
Weight per piece
0 lb
Total weight
0 lb

Board footage uses nominal (rough-sawn) dimensions, the standard lumberyard convention, even though dressed "actual" lumber runs smaller — weight uses the actual dressed size instead, which is what's really on the truck.