Lumber Takeoff Calculators
Whole-assembly takeoffs: board feet priced at today’s rate, a full garage shell, and the stringer layout that turns a rise into cut lumber.
There are 3 calculators here: Framing Lumber Cost Estimator (board feet, piece count and cost for a framing order), 24x30 Garage Shell Material & Cost Calculator (slab, wall framing, trusses and sheathing for a garage shell), and Stair Stringer Layout Calculator (riser height, tread depth, stringer length and lumber cost).
They all work the same way: quantity first, then a waste allowance you can change, then a price built from verified figures and adjusted for your state. Cost is always a range rather than a single number, and every assumption behind it is printed on the page with its source and the date it was last checked.