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Home tools and calculators for Dubai
Simple sums for jobs around the house. Type your numbers in and the answer shows straight away. All free, no sign up, and made for homes in the UAE.
Painting
Work out paint, primer, putty and wall area before you buy.
- Paint CalculatorWalls and ceiling together, in litres and tins.
- Wall Paint CalculatorWalls only, using the real size of your doors and windows.
- Ceiling Paint CalculatorCeiling only, with room for lights and vents.
- Paint Quantity CalculatorYou know the area. This gives litres and tins.
- Paint Cost CalculatorPaint plus labour, using your own prices.
- Paint Coverage CalculatorHow far your paint really went, per litre.
- Primer CalculatorHow much primer or sealer the surface needs.
- Putty Quantity CalculatorWall putty in kilograms and bags.
- Wall Area CalculatorWall area in square metres and square feet.
- Interior vs Exterior Paint CalculatorBoth sides of the house, worked out together.
AC and cooling
Unit size, running cost and duct numbers for Dubai heat.
- AC BTU CalculatorHow many BTU a room needs in Dubai heat.
- AC Tonnage CalculatorBTU turned into the ton size you can buy.
- Room AC Size CalculatorPick your room type and get a unit size.
- AC Electricity Cost CalculatorWhat the AC adds to your bill, by the hour.
- AC Running Cost CalculatorA full year, including the servicing.
- AC Energy Savings CalculatorOld unit against new, and the payback in years.
- HVAC Airflow CalculatorAir changes per hour, in CFM and m3 per hour.
- CFM CalculatorAirflow a cooling unit needs, from its tonnage.
- AC Duct Size CalculatorDuct size for the air it has to carry.
- AC Duct Area CalculatorDuct surface area, for cleaning and insulation quotes.
Plumbing and water
Tank size, water use, pipe flow and hot water needs.
- Water Tank Size CalculatorTank size from people and days of reserve.
- Water Consumption CalculatorWhere your water actually goes, litre by litre.
- Pipe Flow CalculatorWhat a pipe of that size can actually deliver.
- Pipe Size CalculatorPipe bore for the outlets it has to feed.
- Water Pressure CalculatorTank height turned into pressure at the tap.
- Shower Water Usage CalculatorWhat your showers use, and cost to heat.
- Water Heater Size CalculatorHeater size for your busiest hour.
- Hot Water Requirement CalculatorThe energy and cost behind your hot water.
Electrical
Load, watts, amps, cable size and what an appliance costs to run.
- Electricity Load CalculatorTotal load for a whole home, with diversity.
- Watt to Amp CalculatorWatts into amps at UAE voltage.
- Amp to Watt CalculatorWhat a breaker or a circuit can actually carry.
- Voltage CalculatorHow much voltage survives a long cable run.
- Electricity Cost CalculatorUnits, cost and where the household bill goes.
- Appliance Running Cost CalculatorWhat one appliance costs you a year.
- Generator Size CalculatorSized for the surge, not just the running load.
- Cable Size CalculatorCable size that passes both tests, not just one.
- Breaker Size CalculatorBreaker for the load, and what it protects.
Tiling and renovation
Tiles, adhesive, grout and what a job is likely to cost.
- Tile Quantity CalculatorTiles and boxes, with the right wastage.
- Tile Adhesive CalculatorAdhesive in kilograms and bags.
- Grout CalculatorGrout in kilograms, from your actual joints.
- Tile Cost CalculatorThe whole tiling job, not just the tiles.
- Flooring Area CalculatorArea to order, by the material you are laying.
- Marble Quantity CalculatorSlabs, area and the wastage marble really needs.
- Skirting CalculatorSkirting in metres and in whole lengths.
- Renovation Cost EstimatorTrade by trade, with the contingency built in.
- Bathroom Renovation Cost CalculatorA bathroom priced by what is actually in it.
- Kitchen Renovation Cost CalculatorPriced by the run of units, as kitchens really are.
Home maintenance
Yearly budgets, repair costs and contract estimates.
- Home Maintenance Cost CalculatorA year of upkeep, and what to set aside monthly.
- Annual Maintenance Cost CalculatorThe rule of thumb, checked against what you spend.
- Property Maintenance Budget CalculatorSeveral units, with a fund for the big replacements.
- Maintenance Frequency CalculatorWhat is due, and how overdue it is.
- Home Repair Cost EstimatorRepair or replace, with the numbers side by side.
- Villa Maintenance Cost EstimatorEverything outside the walls, which is most of it.
- Apartment Maintenance Cost EstimatorWhat is yours, once the service charge is taken off.
- AMC Cost EstimatorA contract against paying per call, compared.
Measure and convert
Area, volume, feet to metres and other everyday sums.
- Room Area CalculatorFloor area, perimeter and room volume.
- Square Feet CalculatorSquare feet, and the price per foot.
- Square Meter CalculatorSquare metres, wastage and the cost at a rate.
- Feet to Meter ConverterFeet and inches to metres, and back.
- Inch to CM ConverterInches to centimetres and millimetres, both ways.
- Area CalculatorRectangles, circles, triangles and L shapes.
- Volume CalculatorRooms and tanks, in cubic metres and litres.
- Length ConverterOne measurement, every unit at once.
- Temperature ConverterCelsius, Fahrenheit and what it means here.
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