Free tools for buying copper and brass
Handmade copper and brass is measured, fitted and wired like anything else, but the listings rarely tell you how. These tools answer the questions buyers ask before they pay. They are free, they run in your browser, and every number in them comes from a published source.
Questions to ask before you order
Pick a sink, faucet, light, tub, shower, hardware or mirror and get the questions to send the workshop, with the reason for each and a ready email.
For the details listings leave out: gauge, safety listing, lead, threads, returns and duty.
Get the questionsFarmhouse sink cabinet size calculator
Enter your base cabinet and get the widest farmhouse sink it takes, and the room left behind it for the faucet.
For the most common fit mistake with an apron front sink.
Open the calculatorKitchen island pendant calculator
Enter your island and shade and get how many pendants to hang, where each one goes, how high, and the cord length to order.
For pendant height, number and spacing over an island.
Open the calculatorBathroom sconce height calculator
Enter your mirror and fixture and get the mounting height, the spacing for a pair and a check against the tub and shower zone.
For wall lights beside or above a bathroom mirror.
Open the calculatorUsing these tools on your own site
Designers, bloggers and renovation writers can put any of these tools on their own pages, free. The longer explanations behind them are in our guides.