Drywall Estimator Calculator
Board Size
Board Size = 40
Custom Board Width = 0
Custom Board Length = 0
Measurements
Individual Lengths =
Total Length =
Height =
#Outside Corners =
Materials
Corner Bead Length = 10
Waste = 10
#Boards =
Tape =
Compound =
Nails =
Screws =
#Corner Bead =
net =
percent =
board_area =
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Estimates the number of drywall boards, nails, screws, compound, tape, and corner beads to be installed given wall lengths and height.
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Rows
-Board Size: Board size to be installed. Set this to Custom Size to calculate using Custom Board Width and Custom Board Height.
-Custom Board Width: Custom board width used when Board Size is set to Custom Size.
-Custom Board Height: Custom board height used when Board Size is set to Custom Size.
Measurements
-Individual Lengths: Individual lengths of each wall.
-Length: Total linear length of all walls. Entered, or calculated from Individual Lengths.
-Height: Height of the walls.
-#Outside Corners: Count of corners that face outward. See image below for explanation.
Materials
-Corner Bead Length: Length of each corner bead.
-Waste: Percent of waste to factor for this installation.
-#Boards: Number of boards needed.
-Tape: Total linear length of tape.
-Compound: Total pounds (or other mass units) of joint compound.
-Nails: Total pounds (or other mass units) of nails.
-Screws: Total number of screws.
-#Corner Bead: Amount of corner bead material.
Corner Bead
This template can also calculate the corner bead required for all outside corners. Outside corners are those that face outward, as per this image:
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Examples
Estimate the number of drywall boards, total square feet of drywall, nails, screws, compound and tape to be installed for this commercial build-out project using 4'6" Boards with 5% waste factor. Height of wall coverage is 12'0".
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Measurements
-Board Size: 4-6×12
-Individual Lengths
35ft; 3
55ft; 2
-Total Length: 215ft
-Height: 12ft
Materials
-Waste: 5%
The following materials are required:
-#Boards: 76
-Tape: 1,300ft
-Compound: 243.81lb
-Nails: 13.54lb
-Screws: 3,386
Keywords
Board Size
Custom Board Width
Custom Board Length
Individual Lengths
Total Length
Height
#Outside Corners
Corner Bead Length
Waste
#Boards
Tape
Compound
Nails
Screws
#Corner Bead
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Sheetrock
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