# MeasureList

> Measure your project. Get your material list. Enter your project measurements and see what you actually need to buy. Free, no signup, and every calculation runs in the browser. MeasureList is a product of Early Signal Labs (https://earlysignallabs.co).

MeasureList is a set of 23 home-project material calculators. Each turns measurements into whole purchase quantities (what to buy), shows the unrounded calculated amount, and lists every assumption (waste, coverage, bag size) so it can be changed to match the product label. Results are planning estimates, not engineering or building-code advice.

## Calculators

- [Paint Calculator](https://measurelist.com/paint-room-calculator): Enter your room size and get how many gallons of wall paint, ceiling paint and primer to buy, as a copy-and-print material list. Free, no signup.
- [Tile Calculator](https://measurelist.com/tile-floor-calculator): Calculate floor tile with waste and convert it to whole boxes, plus optional thinset and grout bags, as a copy-and-print material list. Free, no signup.
- [Drywall Calculator](https://measurelist.com/drywall-room-calculator): Estimate drywall sheets, joint tape, joint compound and screws for a rectangular room, rounded to whole sheets and rolls. Free, no signup.
- [Flooring Calculator](https://measurelist.com/flooring-calculator): Calculate laminate, vinyl plank or hardwood flooring for one or more rooms, add a cutting allowance, and convert it to whole boxes. Free, no signup.
- [Insulation Quantity Calculator](https://measurelist.com/insulation-calculator): Calculate the area to insulate and how many packages to buy from the coverage printed on your insulation. Quantity only. Free, no signup.
- [Concrete Calculator](https://measurelist.com/concrete-slab-calculator): Calculate concrete slab volume in cubic yards and how many 40, 50, 60 or 80 lb bags to buy, with optional ready-mix price comparison. Free, no signup.
- [Paver Patio Calculator](https://measurelist.com/paver-patio-calculator): Estimate pavers, base aggregate, bedding material and edging for a rectangular patio, with editable waste and depth assumptions. Free, no signup.
- [Brick Calculator](https://measurelist.com/brick-calculator): Estimate how many bricks a wall needs from its size, the brick face dimensions and the mortar joint, with a waste allowance. Quantity planning only. Free.
- [Gravel Calculator](https://measurelist.com/gravel-driveway-calculator): Estimate gravel for a driveway, path or any rectangle in cubic yards, with an optional, editable tons estimate and bag count. Free, no signup.
- [Sand Calculator](https://measurelist.com/sand-calculator): Calculate sand volume for a rectangular area in cubic feet and yards, convert it to bags, and optionally estimate weight from your own density. Free.
- [Mulch Calculator](https://measurelist.com/mulch-calculator): Calculate how much mulch a garden bed needs in cubic feet and cubic yards, and how many 1.5, 2 or 3 cu ft bags to buy. Free, no signup.
- [Topsoil Calculator](https://measurelist.com/topsoil-calculator): Calculate how much topsoil you need in cubic feet, cubic yards or bags for a rectangular area, with an optional extra allowance. Free, no signup.
- [Raised Bed Soil Calculator](https://measurelist.com/raised-bed-soil-calculator): Calculate how much soil fills one or more raised garden beds in cubic feet, yards and bags, with an optional topsoil and compost split. Free, no signup.
- [Sod Calculator](https://measurelist.com/sod-calculator): Calculate how much sod you need for one or more lawn areas, then convert it to rolls or pallets using the coverage your supplier gives you. Free, no signup.
- [Fence Material Calculator](https://measurelist.com/fence-material-calculator): Estimate the posts, panels or pickets and rails for a straight fence run, with optional concrete bags per post. Quantity planning only. Free, no signup.
- [Deck Board Calculator](https://measurelist.com/decking-calculator): Calculate the deck boards for a rectangular deck from the actual board width, gap and stock length, with an extra allowance. Surface boards only. Free.
- [Roofing Shingle Calculator](https://measurelist.com/roofing-shingle-calculator): Calculate roofing squares and shingle bundles from a roof area, or from plan dimensions and pitch, using the bundles per square on your shingle. Free.
- [Concrete Block Calculator](https://measurelist.com/concrete-block-calculator): Estimate how many concrete blocks (CMU, cinder blocks) a wall needs from its size, the block face and the mortar joint, with an allowance. Quantity only. Free.
- [Siding Calculator](https://measurelist.com/siding-calculator): Calculate how much siding you need from wall area, gables and openings, in squares or cartons, with an allowance. Quantity only. Free, no signup.
- [Wallpaper Calculator & Roll Estimate](https://measurelist.com/wallpaper-calculator): Calculate how many rolls of wallpaper you need from drops: wall width, height, roll size and straight-match pattern repeat. Not a simple area divide. Free.
- [Grass Seed Calculator & Bag Estimate](https://measurelist.com/grass-seed-calculator): Calculate how much grass seed and how many bags you need from the lawn area, the seeding rate on the label and the bag weight. Quantity only. Free, no signup.
- [Baseboard & Trim Calculator](https://measurelist.com/baseboard-calculator): Calculate baseboard, crown or other trim in linear feet and stock-length pieces from your room sizes, doorways and an allowance. Estimated pieces only. Free.
- [Landscape Fabric Calculator & Roll Estimate](https://measurelist.com/landscape-fabric-calculator): Calculate landscape fabric (weed barrier) strips and rolls for a bed from roll width, length and overlap, not just area. One rectangular bed. Free.

## Guides

Short guides that turn a project into a quantity to buy, each ending at the calculator that builds the material list. [All guides](https://measurelist.com/guides).

- [How to Measure a Room for a Material Estimate](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-to-measure-a-room): Measure floor, wall and ceiling area for a material estimate: rectangles, L-shaped rooms, openings and the unit mistakes to avoid before you calculate.
- [How Much Extra Material Should You Buy?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-extra-material-to-buy): Why a material estimate needs an allowance for cuts and waste, what changes the right amount, and how whole-box rounding quietly adds extra.
- [How Much Baseboard Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-baseboard-do-i-need): Take the room perimeter, subtract doorways, add an allowance and divide by the length of the pieces you will buy. Linear feet required versus pieces to buy.
- [How to Measure Baseboard in Linear Feet](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-to-measure-baseboard-linear-feet): Baseboard is measured around the walls, not across the floor. Perimeter is 2 × (length + width); subtract doorways, sum rooms, and handle an L-shaped room.
- [How Much Paint Do I Need for a Room?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-paint-for-a-room): Work out wall area, subtract openings, multiply by coats and divide by coverage per gallon, then round to the quarts or gallons you can actually buy.
- [How Much Paint Do I Need for a Ceiling?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-paint-for-a-ceiling): Ceiling area is length × width, not wall math. See how many quarts or gallons a ceiling needs at one and two coats, and why small ceilings round to a quart.
- [Should You Subtract Doors and Windows When Painting?](https://measurelist.com/guides/subtract-doors-windows-paint): When subtracting doors and windows from the wall area changes how much paint you buy, when it does not, and the standard opening sizes to use.
- [How Much Flooring Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-flooring-do-i-need): Measure each room, add the areas, add an allowance for cuts and convert to boxes. A worked three-room example shows area, allowance and the boxes to buy.
- [How Many Boxes of Flooring Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-boxes-of-flooring): Divide the area you need, including waste, by the coverage on each box, then round up. See how the same room needs different box counts for different products.
- [How Much Extra Flooring Should I Buy?](https://measurelist.com/guides/extra-flooring-to-buy): What manufacturers say about waste for flooring, how layout and room size change it, and why the box count can stay put while your allowance changes.
- [How Many Tiles Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-tiles-do-i-need): Work out how many tiles and boxes a floor needs from the floor area, the size of one tile, an allowance for cuts and the number of tiles per box.
- [How Much Extra Tile to Buy for Waste and Cuts](https://measurelist.com/guides/extra-tile-for-waste-and-cuts): What MSI says about extra tile for cuts, diagonals and spares, why the answer varies by tile size and room, and how the box count responds.
- [How to Measure for Floor, Wall and Backsplash Tile](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-to-measure-for-tile): Measure tile area for floors, walls and backsplashes: length × width or run × height, subtract large openings, then add an allowance for cuts.
- [How Many Sheets of Drywall Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-sheets-of-drywall): Add the wall and ceiling areas, include an allowance for cuts, and divide by the area of one sheet. A worked room shows the sheet count, tape and compound.
- [How to Measure for Drywall: Walls and Ceilings](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-to-measure-for-drywall): List each wall and the ceiling, add the areas, decide whether to subtract openings, and see how that choice changes the sheet count in a worked room.
- [4×8 vs 4×12 Drywall: How Sheet Size Changes the Count](https://measurelist.com/guides/drywall-4x8-vs-4x12): A 4×12 sheet covers 48 sq ft against 32 sq ft for a 4×8. See how that changes the number of sheets for the same room, and what stays the same.
- [How Much Insulation Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-insulation-do-i-need): Turn the area to insulate and the coverage printed on the package into bags or rolls, with an attic example. Quantity only, with no R-value advice.
- [How to Measure for Insulation: Walls, Floors and Attics](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-to-measure-for-insulation): Measure the area to insulate for a wall, a floor or an attic, handle gables and openings, and multiply for identical areas. Measuring only, no code advice.
- [How Many Rolls of Wallpaper Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-rolls-of-wallpaper-do-i-need): Wallpaper is hung in full-height drops, so rolls come from drops, not area. Wall width, roll width, drop length and roll length give the count for one room.
- [How Pattern Repeat Changes the Number of Wallpaper Rolls](https://measurelist.com/guides/wallpaper-pattern-repeat-and-roll-count): A straight-match repeat lengthens each drop to a whole repeat, which can cut the drops per roll. See one room with no repeat and several repeats, side by side.
- [How Much Concrete Do I Need for a Slab?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-concrete-for-a-slab): Turn slab length, width and thickness into cubic feet and cubic yards, then into a practical amount of concrete to buy, with a worked example.
- [How Many Bags of Concrete Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-bags-of-concrete): Convert slab volume into 40, 50, 60 or 80 lb bags using each bag's yield, see how many bags make a cubic yard, and why the count always rounds up.
- [4-Inch vs 6-Inch Concrete Slab: How Much More Concrete?](https://measurelist.com/guides/4-inch-vs-6-inch-concrete-slab): A 6-inch slab takes 1.5 times the concrete of a 4-inch slab. See the volume and bag difference for the same area, and the cost of each extra inch.
- [How Many Bricks Do I Need for a Wall?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-bricks-for-a-wall): Wall area divided by the area of one brick plus its mortar joint gives the brick count. A 10 × 8 ft modular-brick wall worked through, with openings and waste.
- [How Many Bricks Per Square Foot?](https://measurelist.com/guides/bricks-per-square-foot): Modular brick takes about 6.86 per square foot with 3/8 inch joints. See how brick size and joint width change that figure, with the arithmetic shown.
- [How Many Concrete Blocks Do I Need for a Wall?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-concrete-blocks-do-i-need): Wall area minus openings, divided by the area one block takes up with its mortar joint, plus an allowance and rounded up. A 20 by 8 ft wall worked through.
- [How Many Concrete Blocks Are in a Square Foot?](https://measurelist.com/guides/concrete-blocks-per-square-foot): A standard 8 by 16 in block module covers 128 square inches, so a square foot of wall takes 1.125 blocks. See how nominal, actual and module sizes connect.
- [How Many Pavers Do I Need for a Patio?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-pavers-for-a-patio): Divide the patio area plus a waste allowance by the area of one paver, round up, and see how paver size changes the count for the same patio.
- [How Much Paver Base Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-paver-base): Paver base volume is patio area times the depth you choose, plus an allowance for compaction. See the cubic yards for 4 and 6 inch depths as examples.
- [How Much Bedding Sand Do I Need Under Pavers?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-bedding-sand-for-pavers): Bedding sand is patio area times a thin layer depth. Work out the cubic yards and bags for a 192 sq ft patio, and keep joint sand as a separate item.
- [How Much Gravel Do I Need for a Driveway?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-gravel-for-a-driveway): Work out gravel volume from length, width and the depth you choose, convert to cubic yards, and see the tons that volume might weigh at a planning density.
- [Gravel Tons vs Cubic Yards: Which Number Should You Order?](https://measurelist.com/guides/gravel-tons-vs-cubic-yards): Volume comes from geometry and weight from density. See how one gravel job swings by several tons across densities, and why to ask your supplier.
- [How Much Sand Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-sand-do-i-need): Sand quantity is area times depth. Worked examples for a paver bedding layer and a sandbox show cubic yards and bags, and why weight needs a density.
- [How Much Mulch Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-mulch-do-i-need): Bed area times mulch depth gives cubic feet. Convert to bags or cubic yards, with a worked 20 by 10 foot bed and how many 2 cubic foot bags make a yard.
- [How Mulch Depth Changes How Much You Need](https://measurelist.com/guides/mulch-depth-and-quantity): Every extra inch of mulch adds area ÷ 12 cubic feet. See 2, 3 and 4 inches compared for the same bed, with extension guidance on typical ranges.
- [How Much Topsoil Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-topsoil-do-i-need): Area times the depth you choose gives cubic feet. Convert to cubic yards or bags, with a 20 by 10 foot example and why weight needs your supplier's density.
- [How Much Topsoil for Lawn Leveling or New Grass?](https://measurelist.com/guides/topsoil-for-lawn-leveling): Large lawns and thin layers: see how topsoil volume scales when the depth is a fraction of an inch, with 1,000 sq ft compared at three depths you choose.
- [How Much Soil Do I Need for a Raised Garden Bed?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-soil-for-a-raised-bed): Multiply length, width and fill depth for each bed, then add the beds together. Convert to cubic yards or bags and split odd shapes into rectangles.
- [How Much Sod Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-sod-do-i-need): Measure the lawn area, add a small trimming allowance, and divide by the coverage of a roll or pallet from your supplier. A 40 by 25 foot lawn worked through.
- [Sod Rolls vs Pallets: Turn Lawn Area Into an Order](https://measurelist.com/guides/sod-rolls-vs-pallets): Sod pallet coverage varies by farm, from roughly 400 to 700 sq ft. See how the same lawn needs different pallet counts, and why to ask your supplier first.
- [How Much Grass Seed Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-grass-seed-do-i-need): Lawn area times the application rate on your seed label gives the weight of seed; divide by the bag weight and round up to whole bags. No rate is built in.
- [How to Turn a Grass Seed Label Rate Into Bags to Buy](https://measurelist.com/guides/grass-seed-label-rate-to-bags): Multiply a label rate like 4 lb per 1,000 sq ft by the lawn area, divide by the bag weight and round up. Covers metric labels and coverage-per-bag labels.
- [How Much Landscape Fabric Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-landscape-fabric-do-i-need): Landscape fabric comes in strips, so count strips from the roll width and overlap, then whole strips per roll. Bed area divided by roll area can under-count.
- [How Overlap Changes Landscape Fabric Roll Count](https://measurelist.com/guides/landscape-fabric-overlap-and-roll-count): Overlap uses up part of every strip, so n strips cover n × roll width − (n − 1) × overlap. See one bed and roll counted with several overlaps.
- [How Many Deck Boards Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-deck-boards-do-i-need): Count the rows of boards from the deck width, board width and gap, then the boards per row from the stock length. A 16 by 12 ft deck turned into whole boards.
- [How Deck Board Width and Gap Change the Board Count](https://measurelist.com/guides/deck-board-width-gap-and-board-count): Each board plus one gap covers a set width, so a wider board or gap can remove a row. See one 12 ft wide deck counted with several board widths and gaps.
- [How Many Bundles of Shingles Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-bundles-of-shingles-do-i-need): Roof area plus an allowance, divided by the installed coverage of one bundle, rounds up to whole bundles. Squares times bundles per square is the shortcut.
- [What Is a Roofing Square?](https://measurelist.com/guides/what-is-a-roofing-square): A roofing square is 100 square feet of roof surface. See how a roof's slope makes its surface larger than its plan area, and how squares lead to bundles.
- [How Much Siding Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-much-siding-do-i-need): Add up wall and gable area, deduct only large openings, add an allowance, then divide by 100 sq ft for squares or by a carton's coverage. A worked house.
- [What Is a Square of Siding?](https://measurelist.com/guides/what-is-a-square-of-siding): One siding square is 100 square feet, or 9.29 square meters. See how measured area, area with allowance, squares and cartons are four different numbers.
- [How Many Fence Posts and Pickets Do I Need?](https://measurelist.com/guides/how-many-fence-posts-and-pickets): Posts, rails and pickets from the fence length, post spacing, picket width and gap, with an 80 foot worked example and the cases a straight-run estimate misses.
- [How Fence Post Spacing Changes Your Material Count](https://measurelist.com/guides/fence-post-spacing-and-material-count): Wider post spacing means fewer posts and rails but the same pickets. 6, 8 and 10 foot spacing compared for an 80 foot fence. Counts only, not structural advice.

## How it works

- [How MeasureList works, methodology and sources](https://measurelist.com/methodology): what is calculated versus estimated, how purchase quantities are rounded, and the source for every default.
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