StudSheet Trades Carpentry and framing
Every stud, plate and stringer. Counted.
Type the wall, the stair’s rise, the room or the shed. StudSheet draws it, counts the studs, plates, stringers, treads, doors and trim with the math shown, prices it from your price book, and turns it into an estimate the client signs on their phone.
The carpentry Sheets
- Build an interior wall: studs at 16″ or 24″ on center in 2×4 or 2×6, the plates, the framing around a door, and the drywall and screws.
- Inside or basement stairs and deck or porch stairs: the risers and their height, the treads, the stringers and the headroom, checked against the IRC (R311.7) in the US or the NBC in Canada.
- Hang an interior door: the rough opening, the jamb for your wall’s thickness, shims, nails, casing and the knob.
- Baseboard and trim: baseboard, shoe, door casing and crown in lengths that fit your walls, with coped and mitered corners.
- Closet shelving: wire or wood shelves for a reach-in or walk-in closet, rods, and brackets on the studs.
- Build a storage shed and a room addition: the foundation, floor, walls, roof framing, sheathing, siding and roofing, every board counted. The addition’s full Sheet is for pros.
From the interior wall Sheet: 12′ wall, 8′ tall, 1 door
12′ wall, 8′ tall, 1 door: 15 studs (2×4 × 8′), 2 plates and 6 sheets of drywall, every stud placed on the drawing.
| Buy | Item | How StudSheet counts it |
|---|---|---|
| 15 studs | 2×4 | Layout: 10 studs at 16″ on center over 12′ − 2 replaced at the door opening + 2 king + 2 jack + 1 cut into a header and 2 cripples = 13. Plus 10% for warped boards. Cut each stud to fit (about 93″). |
| 1 board | 2×4 | One continuous plate for 12′. Cut it out inside the doorway after the wall is fastened. |
| 1 board | 2×4 | Single top plate — the IRC allows one on non-bearing interior walls. |
| ≈98 screws (1 box of 100) | 3″ framing screws | 4 per stud (2 top, 2 bottom), 6 per jack stud, 8 per header, 4 per cripple, plus plate-to-joist and plate-to-floor fastening. With a framing nailer, use 16d nails instead. |
| 6 sheets | Drywall ½″ | 153 sq ft to cover (2 sides, door openings removed) + 12% for cuts, ÷ 32 sq ft per sheet. |
The Sheet has 8 lines like these, each with its math. Change a size and every line follows; on a job, each line takes your price. The whole worked example · Open the interior wall calculator
StudSheet vs a framing calculator and a spreadsheet
| A calculator and a spreadsheet | StudSheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Studs and plates | A formula you keep up to date | Every stud placed on the drawing, with the plates and the framing around openings, and the math on the line |
| Stair stringers | The rise divided by hand | Risers, treads and stringers laid out and checked against the stair code for the job’s state or province |
| The price | Quantities copied into a sheet | Each line takes your price; labor, markup and tax go on the estimate |
| What’s not included | Typed from scratch, or left out | A list the client signs with the price, such as hidden damage found once the walls are open, wiring and pipes in the wall, and structural engineering |
| The signature and deposit | A PDF by email, then a check | Signed on your phone or their link; Zelle, check or cash recorded in two taps, or a card on their link |
| What it costs | What you already have | $49 a month after 14 days free |
Questions
How do you figure how many studs are in a wall?
Divide the wall’s length by the spacing (16″ or 24″ on center), round up and add one for the end. Then add the studs around each door and window and at the corners and where walls meet, and a few for waste. The wall framing calculator places every stud on a drawing and shows the count on the line.
How do you lay out stair stringers?
Measure the total rise, floor to finished floor. Divide it by about 7½″ and round up: that’s the number of risers. Divide the rise by that number for the exact riser height (the IRC allows 7¾″ at most). There’s one tread fewer than risers, each at least 10″ deep under the IRC. An 8′ 9″ basement stair comes to 14 risers of 7½″ and 13 treads. The stair stringer calculator does it for your rise and checks the headroom.
Can I save my own labor rates?
Yes. Put your rates in your price book once, by the hour or by the piece (a door hung, a foot of baseboard). Each line on a job takes your price, and the estimate adds labor and markup.