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Linear Footage Calculator
Add up linear footage across multiple lengths and quantities — with waste percentage and optional price-per-foot costing. Free, runs in your browser.
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How it works
Add lengths
Each run in feet and inches, with a quantity.
Set waste and price
Optional waste % for cuts and a per-foot price.
Read the total
Total LF with waste applied, plus the cost estimate.
Enter each length in feet and inches with a quantity — baseboard runs, pipe lengths, trim pieces — and get the total linear footage. Add a waste percentage for cuts and an optional price per foot for a quick cost estimate.
Linear footage is the most common unit in finish-carpentry and piping takeoffs; it prices everything from baseboard to conduit to crown molding.
Questions, answered
One foot of length — 12 inches measured along the piece regardless of width. Lumber, trim, pipe, and molding are sold by the linear foot; it measures length only, not area.
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