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Timber End Trim Volume calculator.

Separate purchased timber volume from usable volume after a stated end-trim allowance on each piece.

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Your inputs

Use measurements from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any prefilled values are illustrative.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

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Formula and assumptions
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How this calculation works.

Actual dimensions must be supplied. End trim is your cut plan and does not establish defect allowances or structural grading.

Usable volume = (stock length − 2 × trim) × actual width × actual thickness × countCalculated with normalised units

A worked example

Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.

Purchased length
3 m
Actual width
0.1 m
Actual thickness
0.05 m
Trim at each end
100 mm
Stock pieces
10

Usable timber volume: 0.14 m³

Before you purchase

Use dimensions from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any design spacing, section or fixing pattern must already be specified.

Actual dimensions must be supplied. End trim is your cut plan and does not establish defect allowances or structural grading.

Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.

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