Contact area of formwork for slabs, beams, columns and walls, in m². Work out shutter boards, ply sheets and what to price.
This is the job the page opens with, already worked out. Change any figure above and the answer changes with it.
28m² · Formwork contact area
Soffit 24 m² + Edge shutters 4 m² = 28 m² each, × 1 = 28 m².
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These come from ten years on site: first in contracting on production and civil works, then in consulting doing construction monitoring for consultants appointed by the City of Cape Town. Working a quantity out twice, because the first answer was on a piece of board that blew away, is a thing that happens to everybody.
Every calculator shows the formula it used and the assumptions it made, because a number with no working behind it is worth nothing on site. Where a figure varies by material or supplier, it is an input you can change rather than something hidden. Check the answers against your own specification and your supplier's own figures before you order. These help you work faster, they do not replace your own judgement.
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