About the Stud Wall Calculator
Timber or metal studs, plates and noggins for a partition wall, with total linear metres.
Also known as: stud spacing calculator, partition wall timber, framing calculator, wall studs needed.
How to use this calculator
- Enter wall length, wall height, stud spacing, door or window openings and the other fields.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
studs = wall length ÷ spacing + 1, plus 2 per opening
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Wall length = 6 m
- Wall height = 2.4 m
- Stud spacing: 400 mm centres
- Door or window openings = 1
- Noggin rows: One row
the calculator returns:
- Studs required: 18
- Total timber length: 61.2 m
- Stud length: 43.2 m
- Head and sole plates: 12 m