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Baseboard & trim calculator

4 pieces49.00 LF of baseboard · 16' 0" lengths
Room perimeter
52.00 LF
1 door taken off
− 3.00 LF
Baseboard to install
49.00 LF
Pieces (16' 0")
4 pieces
Pieces with no splices
4 pieces

These sketches are here to help you order material and price the work quickly. They are not engineered or shop drawings — always build from your approved project drawings.

Stock length

Door opening = door plus the casing on both sides. The piece count reuses offcuts on short walls; "no splices" gives each wall its own pieces.

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  1. Room perimeter
    2 × (length + width)
    2 × ( 14' 0" + 12' 0" ) = 52' 0"
  2. Less door openings
    perimeter − doors × opening width
    52' 0" − 1 × 3' 0" = 49' 0"
  3. Pieces
    trim length ÷ stock length, rounded up (offcuts reused)
    49' 0" ÷ 16' 0" = 4
  4. Pieces with no splices
    2 × (length ÷ stock, rounded up) + 2 × (width ÷ stock, rounded up)
    2 × ( 14' 0" ÷ 16' 0" ) + 2 × ( 12' 0" ÷ 16' 0" ) = 4

Where the numbers come from

  • Pieces: Trim length ÷ stock length, rounded up. Baseboard and shoe stop at each door; crown runs the full perimeter.The main count assumes offcuts get used on shorter walls, with scarf joints on walls longer than a piece. The "no splices" count gives each wall its own pieces (doors not taken off), the most you would need. Trim is commonly sold in 8', 12' and 16' lengths; check your store. Miter cuts at corners use a little length — enter waste for that and for cuts around cabinets, stairs and closets.
  • Door openings: Doors × opening width, taken off the perimeterUse the width to the outside of the casing on both sides (a 30" door with 2-1/2" casing is about 35"). Openings without a door count too.

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Linear feet and stock pieces of baseboard, shoe / quarter round or crown molding for a room, with the door openings taken off.