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Corner Bead Piece calculator.

Count full-length corner beads by individual corner heights while showing unusable cut length.

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

Where to get this value

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Corner group 1
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.

Each corner is treated independently and offcuts are not reused. Confirm whether joining pieces is allowed for your specified bead.

Stock pieces = Σ ceil(corner height / stock length) × countCalculated with normalised units

A worked example

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

Usable bead stock length
3 m
Corner group 1
Corner height
2.5 m
Identical corners
4
Corner group 2
Corner height
3.5 m
Identical corners
1

Corner bead stock pieces: 6 pieces

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.

Each corner is treated independently and offcuts are not reused. Confirm whether joining pieces is allowed for your specified bead.

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

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