How Many Board Feet in a 2x10x16?
Total board feet
26.67 bf
One nominal 2x10, sixteen feet long.
How that number is worked out
These are the figures this page was built with and every line the calculator produces from them. Change anything above and all of it moves.
- Thickness, nominal2 in
- Width, nominal10 in
- Length16 ft
- How many pieces1
- Price per board foot, 0 to skip0 $
Total board feet26.67 bf
| Board feet per piece | 26.667 |
|---|---|
| Pieces | 1 |
| Total board feet | 26.67 |
| Total linear feet | 16 lf |
Length compared
The same stick in every length the yard normally stocks.
| Length | Total board feet |
|---|---|
| 8 ft | 13.33 bf |
| 10 ft | 16.67 bf |
| 12 ft | 20 bf |
| 14 ft | 23.33 bf |
| 16 ft | 26.67 bf |
What else matters here
A 2x10x16 is 26.67 board feet, which is five 2x4x8s worth of wood in a single stick. Long, wide joist stock is where a lumber package gets expensive, and where a board foot comparison between suppliers pays for itself.
It is also heavy. A sixteen foot 2x10 in wet framing lumber is a two person carry, and that matters to the labor on a floor system as much as the material price does.
What this calculator assumes
- A board foot is nominal thickness times nominal width times length in feet, divided by 12. Use the nominal size, the 2 and the 6 in a 2x6, not the real 1.5 by 5.5.
- Hardwood is sold by the board foot. Softwood framing is usually sold by the piece, so this is for pricing and for comparing two quotes written differently.
Questions people ask
How many board feet in a 2x10x16?
26.67 board feet.
Why do wide boards cost so much more per piece?
Because they hold more wood. A 2x10 holds two and a half times what a 2x4 of the same length holds, which is exactly what the board foot count is telling you.
What is a board foot?
The volume of a piece one inch thick, twelve inches wide and twelve inches long, which is 144 cubic inches. Board feet are a volume measure, so a 1x12 and a 2x6 of the same length hold the same number of them.
The board foot calculator takes any dimensions you like and hands back the same list.