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Wall stud calculator

Studs go at 16 or 24 in on center, plus extras where walls meet and around doors and windows.

Your answer

Studs29
At regular spacing19
Extra for corners and openings10
Plate material72 ft

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How we worked it out

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  1. Regular studs = 288 in ÷ 16 in, rounded up, + 1.
  2. Add 2 per corner or intersection and 3 per opening (king, jack and cripple framing averaged).

Method and assumptions

A common estimating rule: one stud per spacing plus one, two more per corner, and about three per opening for king and jack studs; headers and cripples vary with opening size. Many framers simply add about 10% for waste.

Questions

How many studs for a 24 ft wall at 16 in centers?

19 at regular spacing; 29 with two corners and two openings.

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