Wall framing takeoff
Count studs and plates for a wall — corners, T-intersections and openings included — with every line of the count shown.
Result
Headers and cripples for the opening are extra cut stock — sized by the opening width, not counted here.
How is this calculated?
Using the tool
Studs, plates, and the extras the wall actually eats: the straight run at your spacing, plus corners, T-intersections, and the kings-and-jacks every opening adds. Each line of the count is declared — so when the lumber desk asks where the number came from, you can answer.
The count
The straight run is one stud per space plus the starter: length ÷ spacing, rounded up, plus 1— an 8 ft wall at 16" OC is 7 studs. Then the wall collects its extras: a framed corner carries 3 studswhere the run counted one, a T-intersection needs backing for the abutting wall's drywall, and every opening spends 2 kings and 2 jacks before the header even goes in. Plates are the easy line: double top plate plus bottom = 3× the wall. The 10% waste is for the studs a real bunk delivers crowned, split, or wet.