Foundation Estimator App — Concrete, Rebar, and Forming Calculator

June 6, 2026 • 5 min read • By Steve
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A foundation estimate is the one you can't afford to get wrong. Short on concrete and the truck is already there? That's money out of your pocket. Over-order rebar and you've got steel rusting behind your shop for the next two years.

I've poured hundreds of foundations. The math isn't hard — but there's a lot of it. Footings, walls, pilasters, pads, piers, rebar spacing, form ties, wire mesh, chairs. Miss one thing and it snowballs on site.

What Foundation Pro Calculates

Foundation Pro is a dedicated foundation estimating app. Not a generic concrete calculator — a purpose-built tool that handles everything that goes into a residential foundation:

Enter your dimensions. The app gives you a complete material list. Not just concrete volume — everything you need to order.

Free vs Plus

Foundation Pro is completely free. It gives you the full calculator with cost sheets. If you need to quote clients, Foundation Pro Plus adds professional quotes with e-signature, PDF invoices, 3-draw payment schedules, profit tracking, and labour costing. That's $99/year — and it pays for itself on the first quote you send.

Why This Matters

Every foundation is different. A walkout basement with step footings isn't the same as a simple slab-on-grade. A crawl space with piers isn't the same as a full-height poured wall. The app handles all of it because it was built by someone who's actually done all of it.

It works offline, on your phone, and supports both metric and imperial. Because sometimes you're standing in a hole with no cell service and you need an answer right now.

Try Foundation Pro — It's Free

Full foundation estimating with concrete, rebar, forming, and cost sheets. No account required.

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Steve is a concrete contractor and the founder of ProBuilder Apps. He builds foundations during the day and software at night. He's based in Canada and probably covered in concrete dust right now.
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