How a basement remodel calculator works — one basement feeds ten trade calculators into one list
A composer never re-implements math. You describe the basement once, and the shared inputs feed ten standalone trade calculators — framing, insulation, a rim-joist air-seal, drywall, paint, flooring, doors, egress windows, trim, HVAC. Each runs on its own, then the outputs merge into one list where every line traces back to its source calculator.
What this diagram shows
A flow diagram of the basement remodel composer. On the left, the basement is described once — its finished square footage, ceiling height, number of doors and windows, whether a bedroom is being added, and the climate zone. Those shared inputs are fed to ten standalone calculators listed in the middle: framing for the perimeter and partition stud walls, insulation for the walls, a closed-cell spray-foam air-seal for the rim joist, drywall, interior paint, moisture-tolerant vinyl-plank flooring, interior doors, an egress window per new bedroom, trim, and the added HVAC load. Each calculator runs independently and produces its own quantities, and on the right those outputs merge into one materials list where every line is tagged with the calculator that produced it. The composer never re-does the math — it calls the same calculators you can use on their own and combines their results, reconciling the trades that all touch the one perimeter wall before the list is built.
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