Semi- Detailed Lesson Plan in

Construction Estimate and Scale Modeling (DT 311)

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Identify how to solve board foot using excel spreadsheet.
2. Solve for board measure, surface measure, and lineal measure for lumber items using
excel
3. Develop an appreciation towards the computation of board foot using excel.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
A. Topic: Introduction to Lumber
B. Subtopic: Board Foot Computation using Excel.
C. Materials
Teaching Aids: PowerPoint, laptop, projector, television/monitor, visual aids, paper and pen,
board and chalk.
Drafting Tools/ Equipment: Calculator, paper and ballpen/pencil.
D. References:
Online: https://www.mrslumber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Units-of-Measure.pdf
A. DAILY ROUTINE
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of attendance
4. Checking of assignment
5. Review of the previous topic

B. LESSON PROPER
1. Motivation
“CROSS LUMBER”
Instructions:
1. The teacher will provide a cross word puzzle about basic units of lumber.
2. The teacher will also provide jumbled letter as clue for the cross-word puzzle.
3. The student will solve the puzzle based on number of words after they solve the jumbled
letters.
4. The students who will guess the jumbled letter will have a chance to solve the cross word. If
he/she guesses it right a reward will be given.
2. PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON
THREE BASIC UNITS OF MEASURE ARE USED FOR
LUMBER:
1. BOARD MEASURE - is the term to indicate that the board foot is the unit of measurement for most
lumber items. A board foot is defined as a piece one inch thick (nominal) by
one foot wide (nominal) by one foot long (actual) or its equivalent. For
instance a 2 x 6 also equals one board foot for each foot of length.

Board footage is calculated by multiplying the nominal thickness in inches

(T) by the nominal width in inches (W) by the actual length in feet (L) and
dividing by 12. The formula is: T x W x L = Board ft.
12

Where: T = nominal thickness in inches

W = nominal width in inches
L = length in feet

2. SURFACE MEASURE - is the square feet on the surface of a piece of lumber. Surface measure is
calculated without regard to thickness of the piece, i.e. 2 x 12 board, one foot
long equals one square foot. The formula is: W x L = Surface Measure
12

3. LINEAL MEASURE - is the total length in feet of a board, regardless of its thickness or width, i.e. a
2 x 14 one foot long is one lineal foot.

To calculate the board footage for sizes and lengths other than those given in the table:

A. To calculate the board feet per lineal foot of an uncommon size: T x W = Board feet per lineal foot
12
Example: A lineal foot of 3 x 5 = 1.25 bf.

B. To calculate the total board feet in an uncommon length of a particular size:

1.) Use the board footage formula or

2.) Use the board feet per lineal foot (either from your calculation, i.e. 1.25 bf. for a 3 x
5, or from column 3 in the table times the length).

Examples: 17' of 3 x 5 = 1.25 bf. x 17 = 21.25 bf.

17' of 3 x 6 = 1.5 bf. x 17 = 25.5 bf.

Note: For multiple pieces, multiply the board feet in one-piece times the number of pieces
(as in problem 2 opposite.)
 USING THE HEADINGS
EXPLANATION OF TABLE HEADINGS

LINEAL NOMINA BOARD BOARD FEET

FEET PER L FEET PER (rounded to the nearest 100th)
BOARD SIZE LINEAL 6' 8' 10' 12' 14' 16' 18' 20'
FOOD FOOT

LINEAL FEET PER BOARD FOOT - the lineal feet, in a given size piece, need to equal one board foot.
NOMINAL SIZE - is the standard size designation for lumber, used for convenience.
BOARD FEET PER LINEAL FOOT - the number of board feet per one foot of length in a given size.
BOARD FEET - the columns in this section give board footages for corresponding lengths and sizes.
Lengths are given from 6' - 20' in 2' increments. Sizes are read from the NOMINAL
SIZES column in the middle of the table.

Example
1. How to use the tabulated values for lengths given in the table.

Problem: How many board feet (bf.) in 8, 2 x 4's, 12' long?

Solution: Find 2 x 4 nominal size on the chart. Read across the column, under the 12' heading
and find 8 bf.
8 bf. x 8 pieces = 64 bf.

2. How to find the total board footage for multiples of uncommon lengths of standard sizes.

Problem: How many bf. are in 10, 4 x 8's 20' long?

Solution: Find the board feet per lineal foot (column for 4 x 8; it's 2.6667. Multiply times 20' in
length, times 10 pieces.
2.6667 x 20 x 10 = 533.33 bf.

3. How to convert price per 1000 bf. to price per lineal foot.

Example: $225.00/1000 bf. for 2 x 8's

Problem: What is the price per lineal foot?
Solution: Find the lineal foot per board foot for 2 x 8's in the far left column of the table; its 750.
$225/1000 bf. = .225
.225 x 1.3333 = $.30 per lineal foot
4. How to convert price per 1000 bf. to price per piece.

Example: $255.00/1000 bf. for 2 x 12's

Problem: What is the price for 10' of 2 x
12'?
Solution: Find bf. for 10' of 2 x 12 in the table; its 20 bf.
$255/1000 bf. = .255
20 bf. x .255 = $ 5.10 (price for 10' of 2x12)
3. APPLICATION

Instruction

 The teacher distributes a variety of lumber pieces to students.

 Have students measure the thickness, width, and length of each piece and calculate the
board footage using the formula T x W x L = Board ft.
 Encourage students to work in pairs to check each other's calculations.
 Discuss as a class the different board footage calculation for each piece of lumber.

4. GENERALIZATION
After the discussion, the teacher will ask his/her students to generalize the concept
of the lesson by asking them questions.
 What is the importance of understanding the three basic unit measures used for lumber in
real life situation.
5. EVALUATION
A 5 items short quiz will be given to the students.
Direction: Read each question carefully and select the most appropriate answer from the choices
provided.

1. Board Measure Calculation: Given a piece of lumber with a nominal thickness of 2

inches, nominal width of 4 inches, and actual length of 10 feet, calculate the board
footage.
o A. 3.33 board feet
o B. 6.67 board feet
o C. 10 board feet
o D. 8.33 board feet
2. Surface Measure Understanding: A piece of lumber has a nominal width of 6 inches
and an actual length of 8 feet. Calculate the surface measure in square feet.
o A. 4 square feet
o B. 8 square feet
o C. 6 square feet
o D. 10 square feet
3. Lineal Measure Definition: Which of the following best describes lineal measure?
o A. The total square footage on the surface of a piece of lumber
o B. The unit of measurement for the volume of lumber
o C. The total length in feet of a board, regardless of its thickness or width
o D. The measurement of the thickness of a board
4. Board Feet per Lineal Foot Calculation: Calculate the board feet per lineal foot for a 4
x 8 piece of lumber.
o A. 1.33 board feet
 oB. 2.67 board feet
oC. 4.00 board feet
oD. 2.00 board feet
5. Total Board Footage Calculation: If you have 15 pieces of lumber, each with a nominal
thickness of 3 inches, nominal width of 7 inches, and actual length of 12 feet, calculate
the total board footage.
o A. 315 board feet
o B. 3150 board feet
o C. 420 board feet
o D. 210 board feet

Answers:

1. D. 8.33 board feet

2. A. 4 square feet
3. C. The total length in feet of a board, regardless of its thickness or width
4. B. 2.67 board feet
5. A. 315 board feet

6. ASSIGNMENT
Direction:

Complete the following tasks by showing all your work, including formulas used and step-by-
step calculations. Submit your completed assignment as a written report.

1. Problem: You have a piece of lumber with a nominal thickness of 1.5 inches, nominal
width of 9 inches, and actual length of 15 feet. Calculate the board footage for this piece
of lumber.
2. Steps:
o Use the board footage formula: T×W×L
o 12

3. Submission:
o Provide the step-by-step calculation and final result.

Prepared by: Checked by:

____________________ ___________________
Gutirrez, Nico C. Dr. Baldomero Bicaldo Jr.
Manalo, John Loyd A. Cooperating Teacher
Mendoza, Mark V.