# Lumber Board Feet Calculator — United States

> Calculate a lumber volume tally without silently substituting actual dressed dimensions for nominal billing dimensions. USD planning view; stated limitations apply.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/us/lumber/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/us/lumber/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/us/lumber/schema.json
Version: 20.16.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
Qualified review: pending. Automated checks do not establish professional approval.
Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/us/lumber/?unitSystem=imperial&pieces=20&thickness=2&width=6.000000000000001&length=8&wastePercent=10&unitRate=0&laborCost=0&deliveryCost=0&otherCost=0&costMultiplier=1&spreadPercent=15&taxRate=0

## Inputs
- unitSystem: Measurement system; type=select; optional; default=imperial; values=imperial|metric
- pieces: Pieces; type=number; required; default=20; min=0; max=100000
- thickness: Thickness used for purchase tally; type=number; required; default=2; min=0.00039370078740157485; max=39370078740.157486
- width: Width used for purchase tally; type=number; required; default=6.000000000000001; min=0.00039370078740157485; max=39370078740.157486
- length: Length; type=number; required; default=8; min=0.03280839895013123; max=3280839895013.123
- wastePercent: Cutting/waste allowance; type=percent; required; default=10; min=0; max=100
- unitRate: Material price per board foot; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- laborCost: Total labor allowance; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- deliveryCost: Delivery allowance; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- otherCost: Other fixed costs; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- costMultiplier: Material/labor multiplier; type=number; required; default=1; min=0.1; max=10
- spreadPercent: Low/high sensitivity around the entered total; type=percent; required; default=15; min=0; max=100
- taxRate: Explicit tax allowance; type=percent; required; default=0; min=0; max=100

## Outputs
- boardFeet: Board feet including allowance; format=number
- volume: Tally volume including allowance; format=number
- materialCost: Material cost; format=currency
- laborCost: Labor allowance; format=currency
- deliveryCost: Delivery allowance; format=currency
- otherCost: Other specified costs; format=currency
- tax: Entered tax allowance; format=currency
- low: Low cost scenario; format=currency
- mid: Middle cost scenario; format=currency; primary
- high: High cost scenario; format=currency

## Formula
board feet = pieces × thickness(in) × width(in) × length(ft) ÷ 12.

Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula.

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.

Notice: Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.