# Everyday Life Tools

Everyday life tools do the math behind household jobs: how much paint, tile or soil to buy, what an appliance costs to run, how to scale a recipe, what a road trip costs in fuel and how much food a party needs. Results are only as good as the measurements and local prices you enter.

## Subcategories

- [Home & Construction](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/home-construction) (0 tools)
- [Garden](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/garden) (0 tools)
- [Home Energy](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/home-energy) (0 tools)
- [Cooking & Food](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/cooking-food) (0 tools)
- [Auto & Travel](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/auto-travel) (0 tools)
- [Pets](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/pets) (0 tools)
- [Sewing & Crafts](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/sewing-crafts) (0 tools)
- [Parties & Events](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/parties-events) (0 tools)
- [Family](https://techolm.com/everyday-tools/family) (0 tools)

## Tools

- Square Footage Calculator (Coming soon): Work out the area of rooms and spaces in square feet and square meters, including L-shaped and combined areas.
- Electricity Cost Calculator (Coming soon): Estimate what an appliance costs to run per hour, day, month and year from its wattage and your price per kWh.
- Fuel Cost Calculator (Coming soon): Estimate the fuel used and the fuel cost of a trip from distance, fuel economy and the price of fuel.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I work out the area of a room in square feet?

Multiply the room's length by its width, with both measured in feet. A room 12 feet long and 10 feet wide has an area of 120 square feet. For an L-shaped room, split the floor into rectangles, work out each area and add them together.

### How is the running cost of an appliance calculated?

Multiply the appliance's power in kilowatts by the hours it runs to get kilowatt-hours (kWh), then multiply by your electricity price per kWh. A 2,000-watt heater used for 3 hours uses 6 kWh, which costs 1.80 at a price of 0.30 per kWh.