Gutter & Drainage Systems
Design gutters, downspouts, and yard drainage to protect foundations, siding, and landscaping.
Who this is for
Homeowners improving roof runoff and drainage
Choose a task
Measure roof edge length
Plan downspout placement
Check slope and capacity
Link to drainage exits
Workflows
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Roofing Project
End-to-end roofing project guide covering material estimates, pitch calculations, underlayment, flashing, and safety planning for shingle or metal roofs.
Rainwater Collection and Storage Plan
Check the intended rainwater use and local requirements, model one rain event with tank limits, and plan installation, overflow and maintenance records.
Patio Construction Guide
Free step-by-step patio construction for DIY homeowners. Plan patio construction with calculators and checklists covering layout and design patio, excavate.
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Convert roof pitch rise and run to angle, percent slope, and pitch factor. Essential for roofing material estimates, rafter layout, and drainage design.
Calculators
Convert square meters to square feet. Area conversion for real estate and flooring. Free unit converter with precise, instant browser-based conversions — no
Converters
Calculate rafter length from span, pitch, and overhang. Get rafter run, rise, diagonal length, and birdsmouth cut dimensions for roof framing.
Calculators
Calculate asphalt shingles needed for your roof. Enter roof area and bundle coverage to get shingle bundles, squares, and waste allowance for reroofing.
Calculators
Size gutters and downspouts from roof area and rainfall intensity. Calculate required gutter capacity, downspout count, and K-style or half-round sizing.
Calculators
Calculate percentages in seven modes with visible formulas, strict input validation, signed percentage change, and symmetric percentage difference.
Calculators
Simple in-browser notepad with auto-save. Write quick notes that persist in your browser. Download as text file. No signup needed.
Calculators
Model one rain event with catchment area, runoff assumptions, first-flush diversion and available tank space. Inspect retained inflow and overflow.
Calculators
Build a measured multi-area takeoff, compare exact carton coverage with a reviewed source-tile count, and price whole packages after matching inventory.
Calculators
Calculate compacted aggregate volume, an explicit loose-order allowance, and tons from the exact supplier density without a universal conversion.
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Calculate measured bed fill, an explicit top-up allowance, and optional exact-package bags without assuming one soil recipe, settling rate, or bag size.
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Measure rectangular, circular and annular concrete groups with depth ranges, counts and voids. Reconcile exact bag yields or ready-mix terms and save source-owned planning records.
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Turn a reviewed concrete volume range or measured rectangular pour into exact bag-pack or supplier-rounded ready-mix quantities, with matching stock and optional sourced quotes.
Calculators
Reusable tools
These tools already support the workflows in this niche field.
Roof Pitch Calculator
Square Meters to Square Feet Converter
Rafter Length Calculator
Shingle Calculator
Gutter Size Calculator
Percentage Calculator
Notepad
Rain Event and Tank Capture Calculator
Tile Calculator
Gravel Calculator
Soil Calculator
Concrete Calculator
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