Lumber & Decking

Board Foot Calculator

Board Foot Calculator. Deck boards and board-foot lumber estimates. Calculations run in your browser. Project dimensions and prices are not uploaded to our server.

Material estimate only. Verify final quantities, product specifications, plans and local requirements before purchase or construction.
Project inputs
Calculations run in your browser. Project dimensions and prices are not uploaded to our server.

Formula & method

Board feet = thickness(in) × width(in) × length(ft) ÷ 12 × quantity

Worked example

1 in × 12 in × 12 ft ÷ 12 = 12 board feet

Assumptions & limitations

Material estimate only. Verify final quantities, product specifications, plans and local requirements before purchase or construction.