Home calculators for renovation and materials

Calculate flooring packs, paint, concrete and insulation for your home. Also find formulas for measuring, electricity costs and the simple payback of an improvement.

Flooring, paint and materials

  • Flooring packs

    Find the number of whole flooring packs from the floor area, waste and coverage per pack.

  • Tiles

    Find the number of whole tile boxes for floors and walls with openings, waste and reserve.

  • Paint

    Calculate liters of paint from the wall area, openings, number of coats and coverage.

  • Concrete

    Calculate m³ of concrete from the length, width and thickness of a rectangular pour.

  • Wallpaper

    Calculate strips and rolls of wallpaper from the walls, roll size and pattern repeat.

  • Sealant

    Calculate milliliters of sealant and whole cartridges from the joint dimensions and profile.

Insulation

  • Attic insulation

    Calculate the amount of insulation for the attic from the area and the chosen thickness.

  • Insulation volume

    Find the volume of insulation from the area and thickness, converted to common units.

  • Insulation savings

    Calculate heat savings and payback from U-values, area and degree days.

  • New windows, savings

    Calculate the change in heat loss with new windows from the area and the windows' total U-value.

Garden and outdoors

  • Soil and topsoil

    Find liters and cubic meters of topsoil for raised beds and surfaces, and compare bags and delivery.

  • Lawn

    Find sod or grass seed and whole packs for a lawn.

  • Fence

    Find the number of fence panels and posts for one or more connected runs.

Electricity and improvements

  • Electricity consumption

    Calculate kWh and electricity cost from the appliance's power, usage time and your electricity price.

  • Simple payback period

    Calculate how many years an investment takes to pay for itself with a fixed annual saving.

Measuring

  • Area

    Find the area of floors, walls, roof surfaces and geometric shapes from their dimensions.

  • Perimeter

    Find the length around a surface for baseboards, fences, edges and measuring.