Home & DIY
How much to buy for garden, building and decorating jobs, in the bag, roll and tin sizes UK shops sell.
25 calculators
Garden and outdoors
- Gravel calculatorTonnes, 20kg bags and bulk bags of gravel for a driveway, path or border.
- Turf calculatorHow many rolls of turf to order for a new lawn, with extra for trimming.
- Artificial grass calculatorHow much artificial grass to order in 2 m and 4 m rolls, with the fewest joins.
- Topsoil calculatorTonnes and bulk bags of topsoil for a new lawn, raised bed or border.
- Bark and mulch calculatorHow many bags of bark or mulch to cover a border or play area.
- Sleeper raised bed calculatorHow many garden sleepers for a raised bed, and how much soil to fill it.
- Patio slab calculatorPaving slabs, sub-base and bedding mortar for a patio or path.
- Decking calculatorDeck boards, joists and screws for a garden deck, in UK board lengths.
- Fence panel calculatorPanels, posts, post lengths and postcrete for a run of 6 ft fence panels.
Building
- Brick calculatorHow many bricks for a garden wall, in single or double skin.
- Concrete calculatorBags of cement and tonnes of ballast for a slab, path, base or footing.
- Sand calculatorHow many tonnes, bulk bags or small bags of sand for a job.
- Roof pitch calculatorA roof’s pitch in degrees, rafter length and roof area, from its span and height.
- Stair calculatorSteps, rise, going and pitch for a staircase, checked against UK building regulations.
- Plasterboard calculatorSheets of plasterboard and drywall screws for a wall or ceiling.
- Plaster calculatorBags of finishing plaster to skim a wall or ceiling.
- Skip size calculatorWhich skip size you need, from bin bags or cubic metres of waste.
Decorating and floors
- Paint calculatorLitres and tins of emulsion for the walls and ceiling of a room.
- Wallpaper calculatorHow many rolls of wallpaper for a room, allowing for the pattern repeat.
- Tile calculatorTiles, boxes, adhesive and grout for a wall or floor, with extra for cuts.
- Laminate flooring calculatorPacks of laminate, rolls of underlay and lengths of beading for a room.
- Carpet calculatorHow much carpet to buy for a room, from a 4 m or 5 m roll.
- Skirting board calculatorHow many lengths of skirting board a room needs.