The board footage calculator.
Choose the project, slide to your measurements and see square feet, waste, board feet, boards, bundles and a planning price for the boards. Free, with no signup.
- Live price range
- Waste built in
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Count the boards
Planning ranges come from commonly published reclaimed wood prices for the boards or stock only, adjusted for the project, grade and thickness. Installation, finish and delivery are extra, and your real price depends on the wood in stock.
- Surface
- To order, with waste
- Board feet
- Boards, 8 ft long
- Bundles, about 20 sq ft
- Weight, roughly
Saved. It will travel with your quote request below.
Typical wood, side by side.
Dollars for boards or finished pieces. Bars show the low-to-high range.
Boards for walls, ceilings and floors, dollars per square foot
Finished pieces and beams, dollars each
Commonly published planning ranges for typical reclaimed wood, boards or finished pieces only. Real prices depend on the species and grade in stock, size, thickness, milling, finish, delivery and installation. Each group of bars has its own scale.
Seven things that change the number.
Species and age
Heart pine, chestnut and old-growth oak cost more than mixed barn pine.
Grade
Clean, consistent boards cost more than character-heavy ones.
Thickness and width
Thicker and wider stock needs more wood and more milling.
Milling
Planing, tongue-and-groove and trim profiles add labor.
Waste
Random widths and diagonal layouts need more extra boards.
Finish
Sealers and hard finishes add material and time.
Delivery and install
Distance, access and installation are priced separately.
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Photos and measurements turn all of this into one written price. Ask for my quote
Ask every supplier for these six lines.
- The species, grade, thickness and width
- Whether boards are de-nailed, metal-scanned and dried
- How much waste the quantity includes
- Cutting, milling and delivery charges
- How unopened bundles can be returned
- A sample board you can hold in daylight
Cost and quantity questions
How much does reclaimed wood cost?
Commonly published prices run roughly $5 to $15 per square foot for barn wood wall boards and about $8 to $20 per square foot for reclaimed flooring material, with beams, mantels and tables priced by size and species. Our Board Footage Calculator gives a first planning range, and a photo or a sample visit gets you a written quote.
How do I know how much wood to order?
Measure the width and height of each surface, multiply for square feet, subtract large openings and add waste: about 10 percent for straight runs and 15 to 20 percent for random widths, character grade or diagonal layouts. The calculator does the math and shows boards, bundles and board feet.
Can you cut boards to size or mill custom profiles?
Yes. We cut to width and length, plane or skip-plane, tongue-and-groove and mill trim, shiplap, treads and flooring, so boards arrive ready to install.
Want a real number for your project?
Send photos and measurements with the form. We confirm the plan and send a written, itemized price.