Framing Calculator

Start with the wall setup. Opening mode estimates side-stud material only; header size, sills, cripples, and load paths still come from your plan or code review.

Wall setup

Choose the straight-wall fast path unless you need a rough side-stud allowance for doors or windows.

Waste straight wall · 10% waste Plate stock 72.00 ft ÷ 16.00 ft stock Price No price entered
Total horizontal wall run.
Distance from stud center to stud center. Sixteen inches is the common default.
Doors and windows only. This adds side studs; it does not size headers.
Combined rough width of every opening. Opening positions can change the exact displaced-stud count.
Total jack/trimmer studs added per opening.
Advanced options
Waste straight wall · 10% waste Price No price entered
Applied to buy counts. Use 10% for simple layouts and 15% when cuts, culls, or openings are likely.
The base layout already includes one stud at each end.
Two top plates is the usual default; single top plates are detail/code dependent.
Length of the plate boards you plan to buy.
Pricing starts off so the calculator does not invent local lumber prices.
Enter your local price for one stud.
Optional price for one plate board of the selected length.
Studs to buy 21 2×4 studs
Exact studs 19 studs
Plate boards to buy 6 boards
Material scope straight wall · 10% waste
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Layout studs 19 layout studs
Extra end studs 0 extra end studs
Top plate boards 3 boards
Bottom plate boards 2 boards
Total plate length 72.00 ft
Plate board basis 72.00 ft ÷ 16.00 ft stock