Material Calculators Dimecraft Tools 9
Paint Coverage Calculatorgallons and primer from room size, coats, doors, and windows
Drywall Calculatorsheets, mud, tape, and screws from wall and ceiling area
Concrete Calculatorcubic yards and bag counts for slabs, footings, and sonotubes
CMU Block Calculatorblock count, mortar bags, sand, and grout yards for block walls
Framing Calculatorstuds, plates, headers, and blocking for 16 or 24 inch on center
Flooring Calculatorsquare feet, waste by layout, boxes to buy, underlayment, and trim
Tile Calculatortile count, thinset bags, and grout pounds by tile and joint size
Insulation Calculatorbatts and bags for walls, blown depth for attic R value targets
Wallpaper Calculatorstrips, rolls, and linear yards with pattern repeat and roll width
Wall Heights and Framing 6
Limiting heights for interior steel studs, the tables every framer and drywaller needs.
Interior Wall LookupClarkDietrichinteractive lookup by stud, gauge, spacing, and deflection
Technical LibrarySSMAlimiting height tables, ESR-3064P, tech notes, and CAD details, all free
Technical Guide and Limiting HeightsSFIAheight tables for CFS studs plus the standard versus EQ stud tech note
ProSTUD Composite Limiting HeightsClarkDietrich · PDFcomposite height tables for ProSTUD drywall framing
Limiting Heights and Span TablesFormetalgeneral reference tables across common stud sizes
Wall Design Calculators: IBC 2024Dimecraft Guidewhat changed in the 2024 code and which calculator to use
Fire Ratings and Sound (STC) 6
Look up rated assemblies before the inspector does.
Product iQULthe source for UL fire resistance designs, free account required
Rated Assemblies DatabaseUSG365 wall and floor-ceiling assemblies filtered by rating, STC, and IIC
GA-600 Design ManualGypsum Associationfire resistance and sound control design manual
STC Rating ChartCommercial Acousticswhat each STC number actually sounds like through a wall
Wall Assembly Guide: Ratings and CodeDimecraft Guidehow the ratings fit together and where to find each one
Stud Wall Isolation and Flanking NoiseDimecraft Guidewhy a high-STC wall still fails, and what to do about it
Building Codes 4
Free code text, no purchase required.
Details and CAD Libraries 4
Free CAD and BIM details so you never draw from scratch.
CAD and BIM DetailsARCATmanufacturer-specific drawings, free, no login
Details LibraryCADdetailsdrawings, specs, and BIM by product category
Technical ResourcesAWCIwall and ceiling CAD detail libraries, spec guides, inspection guides
Ceiling CAD FilesArmstrongceiling grid, perimeter, and transition details
Manufacturer Tools 3
The tools the reps would show you if they ever called back.
Lighting 2
How bright each space needs to be, per IES recommendations. Fixture count calculator coming soon.
Spec Finder
Assemblies, evaluation reports, details, spec sections and submittals — searchable in one place, opening at the publisher. Free, no login. Verified August 2026.
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Trade / system
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Publisher directories — search them yourself
Bigger libraries than we index. Go straight to the source.
ICC-ES Reports DirectoryEvery ESR, ESL and PMG listing. Filter by product, manufacturer, code edition or standard. Free.
USG Assemblies365 fire and sound rated wall and floor-ceiling assemblies with PDF and Revit downloads.
SFIA PublicationsAISI standards, spec sections, technical bulletins and code reports, all free.
BuildSite~20,000 products from 174 manufacturers. Product data, SDS, guide specs and submittals.
AWCIAssociation of the Wall and Ceiling Industry. Technical resource library, CAD details and inspection guides.
Deltek SpecPointHome of AIA MasterSpec. Manufacturer product listings; full spec library is subscription.
UL Product iQThe source for UL fire resistance designs. Free account required.
Gypsum AssociationGA-600 Fire Resistance Design Manual and gypsum technical resources.
How to use this. Dimecraft indexes publicly available technical documents and links to them at their source. We do not host, alter or certify these documents, and we are not the publisher of any of them. Evaluation reports and assemblies carry renewal and revision dates and are superseded regularly. Always confirm current status with the publisher and with your authority having jurisdiction before relying on any document for construction or code compliance. Ratings and values shown are as published by the source named on each entry.