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MATERIAL ESTIMATOR

CALCULATOR

Key Features:

• Easy to use pre-programmed functions for

trade specific calculations

• Provides material estimates for concrete,

block, gravel, deck, fence, studs, flooring

and paint

• Calculate accurate dimensions for perimeter,

area, volume and weight measurements

• Easily convert between building dimensions

in both English and Metric

• Units of measure in inches, feet, yards, mm,

m and cm

Summary of Contents for CALC-0000

Page 1: ...CALC 0000 Material Estimator Calculator Operator s Manual ...

Page 2: ...alculations Provides material estimates for concrete block gravel deck fence studs flooring and paint Calculate accurate dimensions for perimeter area volume and weight measurements Easily convert between building dimensions in both English and Metric Units of measure in inches feet yards mm m and cm ...

Page 3: ... Dimensions 12 Multiplying Dimensions 12 Dividing Dimensions 13 Percent Calculations 13 Square Area 14 Square Root 14 Entering Square and Cubic and Adding a Waste Allowance 14 Linear Conversions 15 Square and Cubic Conversions 16 Using the Memory 17 PROJECT EXAMPLES 18 Paint Gallons Quarts or Pints of 18 Tiles Number of 18 Custom Tiles Number of Using a Non Default Custom Size 19 Deck Number of Bo...

Page 4: ...gs of 24 Bricks Blocks Number of for a Wall 24 Gravel Tons of 25 FINDING THE COST OF MATERIALS 25 Cost of Paint 25 APPENDIX 26 Setting Fractional Resolution 26 Default Settings 27 Auto Shut Off 27 Accuracy Errors 28 Battery 29 Replacing the Battery 29 Reset 29 AREA AND VOLUME FORMULAS 30 Area Formulas 30 Volume Formulas 31 WARRANTY AND REGISTRATION 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 5: ...off clearing all non permanent registers On Clear Key Turns on power Pressing once clears the display Pressing twice clears all temporary values Convert Key Used with the dimensional keys to convert between dimensions or with other keys to access special functions Store Key Used for storing values Recall Key Used with other keys to recall stored values and settings Off On C Conv Stor Rcl ...

Page 6: ...eet Inch Key Enters or converts to Inches Entry can be whole or decimal numbers Also used with the key for entering Fractional Inch values e g Repeated presses during conversions toggle between Fractional and Decimal Inches Fraction Bar Key Used to enter Fractions Fractions can be entered as proper 1 2 1 8 1 16 or improper 3 2 9 8 If the denominator bottom value is not entered the calculator s fra...

Page 7: ... Enters or converts to Meters Centimeters cm Enters or converts to Centimeters Millimeters mm Enters or converts to Millimeters Board Feet Bd Ft Enters or converts Cubic values to Board Feet One Board Foot is equal to 144 Cubic Inches Conv Conv Conv Conv 5 7 9 8 ...

Page 8: ...inds the number of tiles based on an entered area and a user stored Grout Width Repeated presses will scroll between numbers of tiles for various standard tile sizes 24 18 16 13 12 10 8 6 4 2 and 1 Note Tile sizes shown in Inches not Square Inches In other words a 6 Inch tile is really 6 Inches x 6 Inches or a 36 Square Inch tile but it is labeled as a 6 Inch size Grout Width Stores Grout Width in...

Page 9: ...C Stores Board Width or Board On center in Inches for deck or fence calculations To recall this setting press Default is 5 11 16 Inches Fence Multi function key that finds the number of fence boards number of posts and number of rails 2 Rail and 3 Rail based on an entered distance a stored Board Width O C and a stored Post Spacing Post Spacing Stores Post Spacing On center for fence in Feet Inches...

Page 10: ...equired length for 12 13 15 or 6 wide rolls based on an entered area Calculates the coverage area in Square yards for each roll width based on the entered length Sheets Calculates the number of 4 x 8 4 x 9 4 x 10 and 4 x 12 sheets based on entered linear distance or area Custom Tile Calculates number of tiles needed based on an entered area and a stored Tile Size This is used separately from the r...

Page 11: ...s Calculates the volume of concrete yielded by the entered quantity of bags for each of the three bag sizes Brick Calculates the number of standard 8 Inch size U S bricks with 3 8 mortar based on entered linear distance or area for both face 21 Square Inch and paver 32 Square Inch brick applications Block Calculates the number of standard 128 Square Inch blocks includes 1 2 mortar based on an ente...

Page 12: ...el required based on an entered volume and a stored Weight per Volume Gravel Weight per Volume Stores the number of Tons per Cubic Yard of gravel To recall this setting press Default is 1 5 Tons per Cubic Yard Cost Calculates total material cost based on stored Unit Cost and entered or solved material quantity Unit Cost Stores the Unit Cost for calculating the total cost To recall this setting pre...

Page 13: ...not affect Preference Settings Toggle Pi π 3 141593 x2 Squares the value in the display Preference Settings Memory Key Adds the displayed value to Memory Clears when the calculator is shut off Memory Minus M Subtracts the displayed value from Memory Memory Recall Recalls value from Memory without clearing Memory Clear Clears Memory without changing current display Conv Conv Conv Conv Conv Conv Con...

Page 14: ...d Press to exit mode and continue with a new entry or calculation PAPERLESS TAPE EXAMPLE Add 6 Feet 5 Feet and 4 Feet then access the paperless tape mode and scroll back through your entries Then back up one entry exit the tape mode and add 10 Feet to the total KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 6 FEET 0 INCH 11 FEET 0 INCH 15 FEET 0 INCH TTL 15 FEET 0 INCH 01 6 FEET 0 INCH 02 5 FEET 0 INCH 03 4 FEET 0 INCH 02 5...

Page 15: ...CTION First press of Stor Fractional Resolution 1 16 1 32 1 64 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 repeats options Second press of Stor Area Displays Std 0 SQ FEET 0 SQ YD 0 SQ M Std repeats options Third press of Stor Volume Displays Std 0 CU YD 0 CU FEET 0 CU M Std repeats options Fourth press of Stor Meter Linear Displays 0 000 M FLOAt M floating point 0 000 M repeats options Fifth press of Stor Fractional Mode S...

Page 16: ... 1 2 INCH 20 FEET 7 3 4 INCH 22 FEET 2 INCH 21 FEET 10 7 8 INCH MULTIPLYING DIMENSIONS What is the perimeter of a room with three walls which measure 11 Feet 5 1 4 Inches each KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 34 FEET 3 3 4 INCH Multiply 5 Feet 3 Inches by 11 Feet 3 3 4 Inches KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 59 39063 SQ FEET On C On C 5 3 5 3 5 8 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 5 1 3 3 4 4 8 Feet Feet Inch Feet Feet Inch Feet ...

Page 17: ... 3 6 inch pieces can you cut from one 25 board KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 7 142857 or 7 whole pieces PERCENT CALCULATIONS Add a 10 waste allowance to 2 78 Cubic Yards KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 3 058 CU YD What is 25 of 1 525 KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 381 25 On C On C On C On C On C On C On C On C 5 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 0 5 7 2 8 5 1 8 3 1 6 2 3 Feet Yds Yds Yds Feet Feet Inch Inch ...

Page 18: ... FEET SQUARE ROOT What is the Square Root of 300 KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 x 17 32051 ENTERING SQUARE AND CUBIC AND ADDING A WASTE ALLOWANCE Add a 10 waste allowance to 20 Square Feet Then add a 20 waste allowance to 150 Cubic Feet KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 22 SQ FEET 180 CU FEET On C On C On C On C On C On C 0 0 0 5 3 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 8 0 1 2 Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Conv Feet Conv Inch ...

Page 19: ...1 YD 175 INCH m 4 445 M cm 444 5 CM mm 4445 MM Convert 15 Feet 3 3 4 Inches to Decimal Feet KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 15 FEET 3 3 4 INCH 15 3125 FEET Convert 18 25 Feet to Feet Inches KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 18 25 FEET 18 FEET 3 INCH On C On C On C On C On C On C 5 8 4 1 1 3 3 2 5 4 1 7 Feet Feet Feet Feet Conv Conv Inch Feet Conv Conv Conv Conv Conv Yds Inch 5 7 9 Inch ...

Page 20: ...TROKE DISPLAY 0 55 SQ FEET 6 111111 SQ YD Convert 25 Square Yards to Square Feet KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 25 SQ YD 225 SQ FEET Convert 150 Cubic Feet to Cubic Yards KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 0 150 CU FEET 5 555556 CU YD On C On C On C On C On C On C 5 0 5 5 1 5 2 Feet Feet Feet Yds Conv Feet Yds Feet Yds Conv Conv Yds Feet ...

Page 21: ...ear Memory Rcl Rcl Clear Memory Conv Rcl Memory is semi permanent clearing only when you 1 Turn off the calculator 2 Press Rcl Rcl 3 Press Conv Rcl 4 Press Conv Clear All When Memory is recalled Rcl M consecutive presses of M will display the total the calculated average and the total count of the accumulated values Example KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 3 5 5 M M 355 M 2 5 5 M M 255 M 7 4 5 Conv M M M 745 M R...

Page 22: ...aint GAL 0 13 You can store a custom paint coverage per Gallon by entering the new value then pressing Stor Paint e g 2 5 0 Feet Feet Stor Paint Perform a Clear All Conv to return to default setting TILES NUMBER OF How many tiles do you need to cover a floor measuring 14 Feet x 12 Feet You want a grout width of 1 8 Inch but you re not sure of the tile size you re going to use So find the number of...

Page 23: ... TILE 154 48 13 in Continuous presses of Tile display the number of Tiles for the following sizes 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 CUSTOM TILES NUMBER OF USING A NON DEFAULT CUSTOM SIZE How many tiles do you need if you re using a custom tile size of 4 1 4 Inches x 4 1 4 Inches to cover a floor that is 10 Feet x 15 Feet KEYSTROKE DISPLAY On C On C 0 4 Inch 1 4 4 Inch 1 4 Stor Custom Tile Tile Size TILE STORED 18 0...

Page 24: ...C 0 1 5 Feet 8 Feet 120 SQ FEET Deck BDS 22 12 Ft Deck BDS 26 10 Ft Deck BDS 32 8 Ft Deck BDS 13 20 Ft Deck BDS 15 18 Ft Deck BDS 16 16 Ft Deck BDS 19 14 Ft Deck BDoc STORED 5 5 8 INCH Last press displays stored Board Width You can store a custom Board On center by entering the new value then pressing Stor Deck e g 4 Inch Stor Deck Perform a Clear All Conv to return to default setting ...

Page 25: ...t two presses in the following example will display stored Post On center and Board Width KEYSTROKE DISPLAY On C On C 0 5 5 Feet 4 Inch 55 FEET 4 INCH Fence BDS 118 Fence POST 8 Fence 2 RL 14 Fence 3 RL 21 Fence P oc STORED 8 FEET 0 INCH Fence BDoc STORED 5 5 8 INCH You can store a custom Post On center by entering the new value then pressing Stor Fence e g 6 Feet Stor Fence Perform a Clear All Co...

Page 26: ... Conv 8 Bd Ft BDFT 37 5 Enter Cubic Feet and convert to Board Feet KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 5 0 Feet Feet Feet 150 CU FEET Conv 8 Bd Ft BDFT 1800 STUDS NUMBER OF How many 16 Inches On center studs are required for a 55 Feet 8 Inches wall KEYSTROKE DISPLAY On C On C 0 5 5 Feet 8 Inch 55 FEET 8 INCH Studs STUD 43 Automatically includes one stud for the end You can store a custom Stud On center by enterin...

Page 27: ...Feet 1 5 Feet 54 FEET 0 INCH 8 Feet 432 SQ FEET Conv Flooring Sheets 4X8 13 50 Flooring 4X9 12 00 Flooring 4X10 10 80 Flooring 4X12 9 00 FLOORING LENGTH OF Find the length of flooring needed to cover a floor that measures 19 Feet 6 Inches x 5 Feet in area KEYSTROKE DISPLAY On C On C 0 1 9 Feet 6 Inch 5 Feet 97 5 SQ FEET Flooring LNTH 8 12 FEET 12Ft Flooring LNTH 7 5 FEET 13Ft Flooring LNTH 6 5 FEE...

Page 28: ...0 40 Lb BRICKS BLOCKS NUMBER OF FOR A WALL Find the number of bricks both face and paver and concrete blocks needed to build a 12 Feet x 8 Feet wall KEYSTROKE DISPLAY On C On C 0 1 2 Feet 8 Feet 96 SQ FEET Conv Concrete Brick FACE 658 29 Concrete PAVR 432 Concrete AREA 96 SQ FEET Block BLKS 108 00 You can store a custom block area by entering or solving for the new value then pressing Stor Block e...

Page 29: ...L 1 382716 CU YD You can store a custom Tons per Cubic Yard value by entering the new value then pressing Stor Gravel e g 1 7 5 Stor Gravel Perform a Clear All Conv to return to default setting COST OF PAINT How many Gallons of paint will you need to cover 150 Square Feet What will the total cost be at 11 75 per Quart KEYSTROKE DISPLAY On C On C 0 1 1 7 5 Stor 0 COST STORED Per 11 75 1 5 0 Feet Fe...

Page 30: ... inch and then convert the answer to other fractional resolutions KEYSTROKE DISPLAY On C On C 0 4 4 6 4 0 44 64 INCH 1 6 4 0 45 64 INCH Conv 1 1 16 0 11 16 INCH Conv 2 1 2 0 1 2 INCH Conv 3 1 32 0 23 32 INCH Conv 4 1 4 0 3 4 INCH Conv 6 1 64 0 45 64 INCH Conv 8 1 8 0 6 8 INCH On C On C 0 Note Changing the Fractional Resolution on a displayed value does not alter your Permanent Fractional Resolutio...

Page 31: ...H Paint Coverage Area 350 SQ FEET GALLON Unit Cost 0 00 If you replace your batteries or perform a Full Reset press Off hold down and Press On C your calculator will return to the following settings in addition to those listed above PREFERENCE SETTINGS DEFAULT VALUE Fractional Resolution 1 16 Area Display Standard Volume Display Standard Meter Linear Display 0 000 Fractional Mode Standard Pressing...

Page 32: ... the answer is beyond the range of the calculator it will display an error To clear an error condition you must hit the On C button once At this point you must determine what caused the error and re key the problem Error Codes DISPLAY ERROR TYPE OFLO Overflow too large MATH Error Divide by 0 DIM Error Dimension error ENT Error Entry error Auto Range If an overflow is created because of an input an...

Page 33: ...y as it contains hazardous chemicals REPLACING THE BATTERY While the calculator is off turn the calculator over to remove the battery holder near the center at the top remove the old battery and slide new battery into holder The positive side of the battery should be facing you as you insert the battery into the calculator RESET If your calculator should ever lock up press Reset a small hole locat...

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