From a minor home repair to the construction of an entire house, virtually every construction project requires some mathematical calculations. From calculating the square footage of a room to more complicated figures like the area of a triangle or the number of board feet in a piece of lumber, a calculator and a few simple formulas are all you need.

 

Adding Waste Factors

Board Foot Calculations

Calculating Area

Calculating Circumference

 Calculating Cubic Feet

Calculating Perimeter

Calculating Square Yards

Calculating the Area of a Circle

Calculating the Area of a Triangle

Calculating the Length of Triangle Sides

 Converting Board Feet to Linear Feet

Converting Decimals to Fractions

 Estimating Materials Using Perimeter

Estimating Materials Using Square Feet

Lumberyard Math