Deck Diagonal Board Calculator

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Rectangular deck length measured along the main framing direction.
ft
Rectangular deck width.
ft
Angle of the boards from the deck length direction. Use 45 for common diagonal decking.
°
Actual installed board face width.
in
Planned gap between installed boards.
in
Length of one purchased deck board.
ft
Diagonal layouts usually need more cut-waste allowance than straight boards.
%
Optional unit price for material-cost estimate.
$/board

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30 boards

Rounded up from linear decking divided by stock board length.

Also computed

Linear decking with waste 465.9 ft

Estimated board rows 42 rows

Longest diagonal run Caution 16.97 ft

If this exceeds stock length, plan butt joints, breaker boards or a different layout.

Deck area 192 ft²

Projected row width 19.8 ft

Board material cost 540 $

Method notes 3 notes
  • Projected row width = deck width * cos(theta) + deck length * sin(theta).
  • Linear decking is estimated from deck area divided by board-plus-gap coverage, then multiplied by the waste allowance.
  • This is a takeoff screen only. Picture-frame borders, breaker boards, exact splice layout, stairs, fascia and structural/code design are not included.

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