We are going to build a home. I need to know what the board feet are for a 3000 sq foot home. Can anyone help?

Question

We have not picked out the floor plan yet, we just know that we want a home of about 3000 square feet. We are purchasing the rough lumber and are wondering what the board feet are for this footage. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

wow. if you mean board feet of exterior siding. I will assume it's horizontal and covers approx. 8". I do not know how many windows and doors you have, so I'll leave them out. Also I'll assume it's a one story with 8' ceilings and 2 gable ends.

3000 sq. ft could be turned into a rectangle approx. 40' x 75'

x8' lets say....it takes 12 boards horizontally (to go 8') for a total ln. ft of......approx. 2760 ln ft.

Now if you mean board feet of stud walls that's a little trickier and you need to explain your floor plan...

Answer 2

without a floor plan it would be hard to calculate.