Estimate studs, plates and lumber cost for a wall.
A framed wall's stud count comes from the on-center spacing, and the lumber total adds top and bottom plates to the stud lengths before multiplying by price. Estimating linear footage of framing lumber times a price gives a practical material budget before visiting the lumberyard.
Framing Lumber
Studs = wall length / spacing + 1; lumber = studs x height + plates x 3
Studs = wall length / spacing + 1; lumber = studs x height + plates x 3 A framed wall's stud count comes from the on-center spacing, and the lumber total adds top and bottom plates to the stud lengths before multiplying by price.
Estimating linear footage of framing lumber times a price gives a practical material budget before visiting the lumberyard.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Wall length, Wall height, Stud spacing, Price per linear ft. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.