StainCalc: Fence & Deck Stain Coverage Planner

How it helps

Use it for a focused task

A practical stain coverage planner that accounts for wood porosity, number of coats, and product-specific rates. Includes a product comparison table, common mistakes guide, and a printable shopping list.

Enter your fence or deck dimensions, pick your wood type, choose how many sides to coat, and select a stain product. The planner calculates adjusted square footage and gallons needed.

You can compare products, save your project to the browser, and print a shopping list. Most people guess at stain quantities and end up buying too much or too little.

Good next steps

Make the result easier to act on

• Start with the examples or presets if you are unsure what to enter for StainCalc: Fence & Deck Stain Coverage Planner.
• Try one realistic scenario first, then adjust the numbers or notes to compare another path.
• Use save or share from the project footer when you want to return to the same helper later.
• Open a related project below when the result points to a timing, budget, writing, planning, or comparison task.