Wallpaper is sold in fixed-size rolls, and figuring out how many rolls cover a room means dividing the wall perimeter into vertical strips based on the roll's width, then working out how many strips each roll's length can produce.
This calculator takes your room's total wall perimeter and height along with your chosen wallpaper's roll dimensions, calculates how many vertical strips are needed to go around the room, how many strips one roll can yield, and rounds up to the number of full rolls required.
Because pattern matching often wastes some material at the top or bottom of each strip, buying one extra roll beyond the calculated minimum is a common safety margin, especially for wallpapers with a larger repeating pattern that requires more careful alignment.
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Frequently asked questions
Does this account for pattern repeat waste?
No, this calculates based on plain strip coverage; wallpapers with a large pattern repeat lose more usable length per strip to alignment, so consider buying extra for patterned designs.
Should doors and windows be subtracted from the perimeter?
For a rough estimate this calculator uses full wall perimeter; subtracting door and window openings gives a more precise but often only marginally lower roll count, since partial strips near openings are still usually needed.