Board Foot

Definition

A board foot is a US lumber volume of 144 cubic inches: a piece 12 inches wide, 12 inches long and 1 inch thick. Board feet = (thickness in × width in × length ft × pieces) / 12. One cubic metre is about 423.776 board feet. European yards quote cubic metres; the calculators store one physical volume and show it in the unit system you pick.

Calculators that use this

• Carpentry & framing

  Lumber Board Foot & Cost Calculator

  Convert actual lumber thickness, width, length and quantity into board feet or cubic metres, add waste, and estimate material cost in imperial or metric units.

• Carpentry & framing

  Wall Framing Stud Estimator

  Estimate studs, extra jack/king pairs for openings, and triple-plate lumber for a wall of given length and on-center spacing.