Which materials can I estimate?

Plasterboard sheets, timber studs at a spacing you set, or flooring packs from the coverage on the carton.

Plasterboard and flooring include the waste percent you set (10% by default). Studs are a count of centres plus both ends, with optional extras for openings.

Are these order quantities?

They’re a ballpark from the measurements. Openings, corners, and offcuts on site will change the real order. Confirm pack sizes at the supplier.

Material Estimator

How many plasterboard sheets, timber studs, or flooring packs a job needs — with waste you can see.

Ballpark the sheets, studs, or flooring packs for a job from measurements you already have. Take the order quantity to a supplier — then confirm pack sizes on the shelf.

What are you estimating?

Measure

Length

Height

Waste allowance

Required material

7 sheets

You need 7 sheets of 2400 × 1200 mm plasterboard for 16.2 m², including 10% waste.

Wall area: 16.2 m²
Waste: 10% · 1.6 m²
Order: 7 × 2400 × 1200 mm

Sheets are 2400 × 1200 mm (2.88 m²).
10% waste is included for cuts.
This is one face of the wall. Double the length if you are lining both sides.
Openings, corners, and offcuts on site will change the real order.

Job summary

Material: Plasterboard 2400 × 1200 mm
Area: 16.2 m²
Waste: 10%
Order: 7 sheets

Order7 sheets

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Worked example

A 6 m by 2.7 m plasterboard wall, with 10% waste, is 7 sheets of 2400 × 1200 mm. Studs along 4.8 m at 450 mm centres are 12 studs, counting both ends. A 4 m × 3 m floor at 2.4 m² a pack, with 10% waste, is 6 packs.

FAQ

Which materials can I estimate?: Plasterboard sheets, timber studs at a spacing you set, or flooring packs from the coverage on the carton.
Is waste included?: Plasterboard and flooring include the waste percent you set (10% by default). Studs are a count of centres plus both ends, with optional extras for openings.
Are these order quantities?: They’re a ballpark from the measurements. Openings, corners, and offcuts on site will change the real order. Confirm pack sizes at the supplier.