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Lumber Cost Calculator

Total cost of lumber by board feet and price per board foot.

Compute the total cost of a lumber order by combining board-foot quantity with the per-board-foot price.

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
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Inputs

in
in
ft
$

Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Board feet = (thickness in × width in × length ft) ÷ 12. Cost = board feet × pieces × price per board foot.

In depth

Compute the total cost of a lumber order by combining board-foot quantity with the per-board-foot price.