On Jun 17, 6:48 pm, "Greg O" <[email protected]> wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...>I am planning a porch roof cover & got a sketch from a friend.
>
> > what's the easiest way(make that cheap) to estimate lumber needed
> > for this project ?
> > Is there software to do this, where I would feed in the dimensions
> > and the software would break down the lumber sizes/ammounts needed ?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Smitty
>
> Do it like they did in the old days, before computers. Scale the drawing,
> measure each piece, and add it up!
> Greg
ditto. Order more than necessary, always. Sometimes the big box will
take back boards you don't use for a full refund.
On Jun 17, 7:00 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am planning a porch roof cover & got a sketch from a friend.
>
> what's the easiest way(make that cheap) to estimate lumber needed
> for this project ?
> Is there software to do this, where I would feed in the dimensions
> and the software would break down the lumber sizes/ammounts needed ?
Bring the drawings to your local building supply yard. They'll do a
material takeoff for free.
R
Sorry. . . I neglected to mention that the friend just did a floor
plan
of the porch slab . That is. . .I don't have drawings. That's why I
was asking
if there is a software program that will make a drawing after giving
floor
area and elevation measurements. I'm trying to save the money I
would spend on drawings by an architect and spend it on materials.
I could send an attachment of the sketch, but don't know how .
Thanks to all for you input (so far !)
Smitty
> Bring the drawings to your local building supply yard. They'll do a
> material takeoff for free.
>
> R
On Jun 17, 10:51 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry. . . I neglected to mention that the friend just did a floor
> plan
> of the porch slab . That is. . .I don't have drawings. That's why I
> was asking
> if there is a software program that will make a drawing after giving
> floor
> area and elevation measurements. I'm trying to save the money I
> would spend on drawings by an architect and spend it on materials.
> I could send an attachment of the sketch, but don't know how .
>
> Thanks to all for you input (so far !)
> Smitty
>
> > Bring the drawings to your local building supply yard. They'll do a
> > material takeoff for free.
Unless you're very familiar with construction, winging it is a sure
way to spend more money on an inferior result. If you can't draw it,
it's doubtful you can build it. It doesn't have to be architect
pretty. Get some graph paper from an office supply store and draw it
to scale. Use a pencil.
R
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am planning a porch roof cover & got a sketch from a friend.
>
> what's the easiest way(make that cheap) to estimate lumber needed
> for this project ?
> Is there software to do this, where I would feed in the dimensions
> and the software would break down the lumber sizes/ammounts needed ?
>
> Thanks,
> Smitty
>
Do it like they did in the old days, before computers. Scale the drawing,
measure each piece, and add it up!
Greg