Buy all rolls from the same batch number, and consider one spare for repairs.
Each strip is 2.65 m long, so one 10.05 m roll gives 3 strips. Covering 14 m of wall takes 27 strips, which means 9 rolls.
Drops across the walls
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Length of each drop
⌈0.532.5+0.1⌉×0.53=2.65m
Wall height plus trimming, rounded up to whole pattern repeats so every strip starts at the same point in the pattern.
Drops from one roll
⌊2.6510.05⌋=3
Rounded down: an offcut shorter than a drop can't be hung.
Drops across the walls
⌈0.5314⌉=27
Rounded up; doors and windows are not subtracted because their offcuts rarely fit elsewhere.
Rolls
⌈327⌉=9
Rounded up to whole rolls; 0 spare drops left over.
Sobre Wallpaper calculator
Wallpaper is bought by the roll but hung in drops, the full-height strips cut from it. Each drop is the wall height plus a trimming allowance, rounded up to whole pattern repeats so the design lines up. Drops across the walls are the total width divided by the roll width, rounded up; each roll gives its length divided by the drop length, rounded down; rolls to buy are drops divided by drops per roll, rounded up.
The default is 14 m of wall, 2.5 m high, papered with 53 cm × 10.05 m rolls and a 53 cm repeat. Each drop is 2.65 m, a roll yields 3, and 27 drops need 9 rolls.
Offcuts shorter than a drop are waste, which is why dividing wall area by roll area undercounts. The default 35 m² of wall divided by 5.33 m² per roll suggests 7 rolls; hanging it takes 9.
Fonte de verificação: Hand calculation: 5.3/0.53 = 10 drops exactly; 10.05/2.5 = 4 drops per roll; 10/4 = 2.5 → 3 rolls
Perguntas
How many rolls of wallpaper do I need for a room?
Count drops, not square metres. Divide the total wall width by the roll width and round up for the drops; divide the roll length by the drop length and round down for drops per roll; then divide and round up. A 14 m perimeter with 2.5 m walls, 53 cm × 10.05 m rolls and a 53 cm repeat needs 27 drops at 3 per roll, so 9 rolls.
What size is a standard roll of wallpaper?
In the UK a standard roll is 10.05 m long and 0.53 m wide, about 5.3 m², according to TradeCalculator UK, which also lists 0.70 m wide rolls and other designer sizes. Because sizes vary by maker, enter the width and length printed on your roll's label.
How does pattern repeat affect how much wallpaper I need?
Each drop is rounded up to a whole number of repeats so every strip starts at the same point in the pattern. On a 2.4 m wall with 10 cm for trimming, plain paper needs 2.5 m drops and a 10.05 m roll gives 4 of them. A 53 cm repeat makes each drop 2.65 m and a roll gives only 3, so 27 drops take 9 rolls instead of 7.
Should I subtract doors and windows when measuring for wallpaper?
Usually not. Full-height drops are still hung beside a door and short pieces above and below a window, and those offcuts rarely fit elsewhere, so TradeCalculator UK papers the whole perimeter by default. Deduct only wide full-height openings such as patio doors: a 1.8 m opening is about 3 drops of 53 cm paper.
Why buy wallpaper rolls with the same batch number?
Colour can differ between production runs, so rolls from two batches may not match when hung side by side. Buy every roll you need with the same batch number at once, and add at least one spare roll for repairs and mistakes, as TradeCalculator UK recommends.
Qual é a precisão de “Wallpaper calculator”?
A precisão depende dos dados inseridos e das hipóteses do método. O cálculo decimal usa 50 algarismos significativos, mas estimativas, métodos numéricos e dados de origem podem ter menor precisão; o arredondamento exibido não elimina essas limitações. Exemplos resolvidos verificados com fontes independentes: 3. Por exemplo, “14 m of wall, 2.5 m high, 53 cm repeat” é verificado com Python decimal: ⌈2.6/0.53⌉ × 0.53 = 2.65 m; ⌊10.05/2.65⌋ = 3; ⌈14/0.53⌉ = 27 drops; 27/3 = 9 rolls.
De onde vem o método?
DecoratorsBest — wallpaper estimator with pattern repeat (drops-per-roll method); TradeCalculator UK — wallpaper rolls for 10.05 m × 0.53 m rolls.
Esta calculadora inclui 3 exemplos resolvidos com respostas de fontes independentes. Eles fazem parte do conjunto de testes e você também pode executá-los aqui.