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Wallpaper calculator

Measure all the walls you will paper and add their lengths. The standard European roll is 0.53 m wide and 10.05 m long.

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Rolls7
Strips needed27
Strips per roll4

How it is calculated

Strips = wall length ÷ roll width, rounded up. Each strip is the wall height plus one pattern repeat. Strips per roll = roll length ÷ strip length, rounded down. Rolls = strips ÷ strips per roll, rounded up. Doors and windows are not subtracted: the offcuts rarely fit.

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