Use this construction calculation for preliminary quantity, geometry, material, load, or coverage planning when dimensions and units have been measured consistently.

Total Cost

Required number input.

Board Feet

Required number input.

Calculate lumber price per board foot from total lumber cost and the board-foot quantity priced on the same nominal or actual dimension basis. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.^[1]

Cost Per Board Foot

The resulting cost per board foot returned as a number.

• Lumber calculations depend on actual dimensions, species, grade, moisture content, defects, treatment, orientation, and waste. Nominal size and average density are not substitutes for the specified product or structural grading.
• Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.

Verify dimensions on site, use current product data and local code requirements, include an explicit waste or safety allowance where appropriate, and obtain qualified structural, electrical, plumbing, or geotechnical review when required.

• Board Feet

  Calculate lumber board feet from nominal or actual thickness and width in inches and length in feet: thickness×width×length/12.

• Concrete Cost Per Yard

  Calculate concrete material cost per cubic yard by dividing total cost by delivered cubic yards; placement labor is included only if entered in total cost.

• Lumber Weight Per Board Foot

  Weight of one US board foot of lumber from density in kilograms per cubic meter; one board foot is exactly 1/12 cubic foot.