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Carpentry Cost Calculator

Figure the whole job in seconds. Toggle between a deck, a wall, a shed, or finish trim, punch in the dimensions, and get the real material takeoff — boards, joists, posts and footings, studs, rafters, sheathing, and trim — plus your material cost, your labor, and what to charge.

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Price the whole job, not just the lumber

Carpentry runs from a framed wall to a finished built-in, and the money is in the parts nobody quotes — the layout, the demo, the fit-up, the coping and scribing on the finish side. Charge for scale and complexity, keep who-supplies-the-material clear on every estimate, and collect a deposit before you buy the lumber or the deck boards. The big jobs — decks, additions, built-ins — are where the real profit lives, so price them like a builder, not a handyman.

Questions

How much does carpentry work cost?
It ranges by job. Framing runs about $22–$68 per square foot; a deck build runs $4,000–$15,000 (roughly $22–$66 a square foot) and a deck repair $300–$1,500. A door installed runs $300–$1,900 and a window $300–$1,200. Trim and crown run $2–$6 a linear foot, about $300–$500 a room. A custom built-in runs $1,000–$5,000. Hourly, framing is $40–$60, finish and trim $40–$75, and master carpentry $75–$200.
Does this cover rough carpentry and finish carpentry both?
Yes — SideWRK covers the whole trade. Frame a wall or a bump-out, build or repair a deck, hang doors and windows, then trim it out, build the stairs, and set the built-ins. Rough work is priced by scale (square feet, framed openings, deck size); finish work is priced by the room and the detail. Both live on the same estimate, each as its own line.
Should job size and material change the price?
Yes on both. Scale and complexity drive the hours — which is why the size multiplier moves the whole number — and material is its own line. Keep who-supplies-the-material clear on the estimate (the lumber, the deck boards, the doors, the trim) so a customer-supplied job and a supply-and-install job are never priced the same.
Is this calculator free?
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