To ensure you have enough wallpaper do not deduct the square footage of doors and windows from the total area.
Double roll wallpaper square feet.
A standard american roll of wallpaper gives you about 35 square feet but waste and pattern matching usually takes this down to about 27 usable square feet per roll.
In this calculator we count an american roll as 30 square feet and a european roll as 18 square feet to account for waste.
Remember wallpaper only comes in double rolls even though they price out the cost in single roll quantities.
What is the repeat pattern the amount of paper lost when matching patterns size of your wallpaper.
Also note that this calculator does not apply to european wallpaper which generally contains approximately 56 square feet per roll.
While single and double rolls of 27 width paper are usually 13 5 long and 27 long respectively.
When ordering 6 single rolls you will receive 3 double roll bolts of wallpaper.
For larger pattern repeats and complex room shapes we suggest asking your decorator.
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Depending on the wallpaper sheet width a double roll covers 57 to 61 square feet while a single roll is 29 to 31 square feet.
We have allowed for trimming and 10 extra for pattern matching based on a standard room layout.
A double roll of 21 or 27 wallpaper will yield three eight or nine foot drops and sometimes you can get four from a double roll of 21 wallpaper.
Wallpaper is priced in single rolls but is available only in double or triple rolls.
Most single rolls will be either 13 5 or 16 5 feet long or 27 or 33 feet long for double rolls.
A single roll of 21 or 27 wallpaper would only yield one 8 or 9 foot drop.
Enter your measurements below to estimate how many rolls of our wallpaper you ll need.
Double rolls cover twice the area.
Length is measured in feet.
Some manufacturers vary slightly but not very much if any.
A few tips.
A single roll of paper contains 25 usable square feet regardless of width.
Wallpaper with a straight pattern is easy to install and has limited waste.
Remember wallpaper is sold as a double roll bolt.
The total given is the number of rolls not number of packages.
Most widths will be either 20 5 or 27 inches wide.
Click the button to calculate the number of rolls based on 56 square feet per roll and man hours needed for this job.
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Width is measured in inches.
Input length of each wall height and the number of doors and windows of the room to be wallpapered.
This calculator is to be used as an estimating tool only.