Stud Framing Layout Calculator vs StudPlan

Plan wall framing with precision — right from your phone. Stud Framing Layout Calculator is the go-to tool for carpenters, builders, and DIY enthusiasts who need accurate stud positioning, material counts, and cost estimates on the job site or at the planning desk. Enter your wall dimensions and openings (doors, windows, pass-throughs), and the app instantly calculates every stud position, adjusting for headers, cripple studs, king studs, and jack studs. The interactive color-coded diagram shows exactly where each piece goes, so you can visualize the entire wall before cutting a single board. KEY FEATURES • Exact & Spread Spacing Modes — choose fixed on-center spacing (12", 16", 19.2", 24") or let the app spread studs evenly across panels for optimal material use. • Imperial & Metric Units — switch seamlessly between inches/feet and millimeters. Fractional inch display, decimal inch, and feet-inch modes are all supported. • Multiple Openings — add unlimited door and window openings with individual left position, width, height, head height, and header depth. The app validates each one and warns if dimensions collide or fall out of range. • Interactive Diagram — pinch to zoom into a full color-coded wall diagram showing plates, studs, headers, sills, and cripples. Dimension labels update in real time. • Sheet Layout Planner — toggle sheathing visualization to see where plywood or OSB sheets land on your wall. Join lines, sheet numbers, and cut lengths are displayed so you can plan your sheathing before you start. • Cost Estimator — enter your local prices for studs, plate lumber, and header material. The app multiplies quantities by price and gives you a total material cost breakdown instantly. • Quick Presets — one tap loads common wall configurations: Standard 8' Interior, 9' Interior, Exterior 2x6, Garage Door Wall, or Basement 2x4. Customize from there. • Internal Intersections — mark where interior walls tie in and the calculator adjusts stud positions around the intersection automatically. • Noggings / Blocking — toggle horizontal blocking visualization to plan fire stops or mid-height bracing. • PDF Export & Share — generate a professional PDF report containing all input settings, the wall diagram, stud run positions, opening ranges, sheet layout, and cost breakdown. Share it with your crew, email it to a client, or save it for your records. • Single & Double End Studs — configure single, double, or gap end stud configurations to match your local building code requirements. Whether you are framing a single partition wall or planning an entire house, this calculator saves hours of manual layout math and helps you order the right amount of lumber — no more, no less. Built for iPhone and iPad. Works offline. No account required.

Plan wall framing in seconds — wood or steel, straight or rake/gable — with full material takeoffs, client quotes, and cut lists ready for the job site. Built for iOS 17. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. No tracking SDKs. 100% offline — every calculation runs on your phone, so it works in a basement or anywhere else with no signal. WHAT YOU CAN DO • FRAME A SINGLE WALL Enter length, height, and on-center spacing (12", 16", 19.2", or 24"). Choose 2x4 or 2x6 lumber. Get instant stud counts, plate lengths, board feet, wood volume, and wall area, with a live layout and your choice of end-stud configuration. Tap any field to type over it instantly. • STEEL FRAMING Cold-formed steel studs for non-load-bearing partitions — track and stud linear-foot takeoffs, gauge selection, and self-drilling screw counts. • RAKE, GABLE & ASYMMETRIC GABLE WALLS Enter a pitch (3:12 to 12:12, or custom) or low/high heights. Gable walls support a center or off-centre ridge with independent left/right slopes. Every stud comes out with its exact length and bevel angle, ready to cut. • DOORS, WINDOWS & CORNERS Drop in any opening with its rough opening size, and position it from the left edge, right edge, or center — one tap. King studs, jack studs, cripples, sills, and headers are calculated for you, including built-up trimmer posts for wide openings per IRC R602.7.5. • CUT LIST & MATERIAL TAKEOFF A full board-by-board takeoff — studs, plates, headers, blocking — per wall and across the project. Sheathing and drywall sheet counts, insulation coverage, and fastener estimates included. A buy list shows how many sticks of each market length to order, exportable as CSV. • 4×8 SHEET LAYOUT See exactly where OSB or plywood panels land on your wall. Edges on a stud are green; unsupported joins are flagged red before you start nailing. • FIXTURE BACKING Point-placed blocking for grab bars, TV mounts, and cabinets, each with its own board footage and diagram placement. • PRESETS One tap loads standard pre-cut heights (92-5/8", 104-5/8", 116-5/8"). Or save your own wall configuration once and reuse or update it on any wall. • MARK-OUT GUIDE A copy-ready list of measured positions along the plate — for marking studs on-site without re-counting. • MULTI-WALL PROJECTS Save framing jobs across multiple walls with intersection tracking (shared studs auto-deducted at T-junctions). Duplicate a wall or start the next one pre-filled with the last. Undo an accidental delete. Track totals: studs, plates, board feet, wood volume, wall area, and cost. • CLIENT QUOTE PDF & EXPORT A client-ready estimate with labor hours, material subtotal, markup, and tax — without exposing your cut list. Or export a full PDF with diagrams, cut lists, mark-out positions, and material summary. • IMPERIAL AND METRIC Feet-inches-fractions down to 1/8", or millimeters. Switch anytime without losing your project. • YOUR OWN iCLOUD SYNC Projects sync across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account — optional, can be turned off in Settings. Never touches our servers; there are none. • IRC REFERENCE BUILT IN IRC R602.7 header sizing, bearing and point loads, nominal vs. actual lumber sizes, steel gauge-to-mil, common rough opening sizes, corner stud configurations, and roof pitch to angle conversions. PRIVACY FIRST StudPlan runs on-device. No login. No analytics. No advertising. No tracking SDKs. No camera, photo library, location, or microphone access requested. Turn on iCloud sync and your projects sync only through your own iCloud account — never through our servers, because we don't have any. 3-day free trial, then $1.99/week. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime options available. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://taxlite.net/stud_plan/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://taxlite.net/stud_plan/privacy.html