Project guides

Practical help for the planning part of your project.

Our guides explain the method behind each calculator: how to measure, which product specifications matter, how waste allowances work and what a material estimate leaves out. Each guide links to the calculator that turns the method into numbers, and each worked example uses the same formulas as the tool.

5 min readHow to plan deck materialsStart with the layout, then count the boards.4 min readYour fence materials checklistPosts, rails and pickets, one straight run at a time.4 min readHow much concrete goes in a post hole?Hole volume, post displacement and bag yield.