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Centres, Stock Lengths & Screws

Battens are counted by the gaps between them, plus one. Span and centres in — batten count and screw count out.

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Screws, optional

Enter the wall span and the centres spacing, then press Calculate.
From the book — Chapter 5. Bays = span ÷ centres. Battens = bays + 1 — n gaps always take n + 1 posts. Screws per m² = (1000 ÷ centres) × (1000 ÷ screw spacing).

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