Drywall sheet calculator
Estimate drywall sheets, joint compound, tape and screws for walls minus openings; 30 m² with 10 % waste on 2.4 × 1.2 m sheets needs 12 sheets.
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Quantity estimate only. This does not approve structural safety, load capacity, drainage, fire resistance or building-code compliance. Verify the design and local requirements with a qualified professional. Purchase quantities round up to whole packs.
Assumptions & formula
Formula and assumptions
w = Waste allowance/100; N=ceil(S(1+w)/(LW)); kg=S(1+w)×rate; tape=S(1+w)×rate; screws=ceil(S(1+w)×rate)
The prefilled values are editable examples, not product specifications. Enter your supplier’s yield, density, coverage and packaging values, and add an allowance for overlaps, compaction and cuts where needed.
Purchase counts use the exact entered decimals and unit factors, without a rounding tolerance that could discard a real remainder. π and irrational square roots use enclosing bounds; ambiguous counts produce an error. Counts must be safe integers.
Results
Enter values and press Calculate to see the result here.
How to use this calculator
- Set inputs and units
Enter the wall rectangles minus the openings, the sheet dimensions, and your rates per m² for compound, tape and screws.
- Calculate
Check this worked example: net14 m²,sheet1×2 m,compound0.5 kg/m²,tape1 m/m²,screws10/m²,waste0% →sheets7,compound7 kg,tape14 m,screws140
- Results
The sheet count divides the areas and rounds up. Accessory totals apply your rates to the area adjusted for the allowance.
Questions and limits
Does the area count guarantee a cut layout?
No. Wall seams, board orientation, openings and reuse of offcuts can change what you actually buy, even when the total area is the same.
Which input errors should I correct?
Sheet dimensions must be positive and accessory rates non-negative. The opening area can't take up the whole wall area.
What does this calculation leave out?
No framing, fire or acoustic rating, fastener spacing design or optimized board layout.