Amount of Wallpaper Needed in Feet

If you are decorating a room, here is a table to tell you how many rolls of wallpaper you will need. This is for standard wallpaper measuring 1ft 9in in width and 33ft in length. When buying rolls of wallpaper you will see a shade number you need to make sure all the numbers are the same. If you need to buy an extra roll of wallpaper take the wrapper with the shade number to the shop so you get the same shade. When you get the wallpaper make sure you start with the pattern the right way up.

CEILINGS:NUMBER OF ROLLS REQUIRED			W	I	D	T	H
MEASUREMENT FEET LENGTH	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30
3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
6	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4
9	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5
12	1	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
15	1	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	8
18	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
21	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
24	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	12	13
27	2	3	5	6	8	9	10	12	13	15
30	2	4	5	7	8	10	11	13	15	16

NUMBER OF ROLLS FOR WALLS IN FEET

If you are decorating a room, here is a table to tell you how many rolls of wallpaper you will need. This is for standard wallpaper measuring 1ft 9in in width and 33ft in length. It is best to include all windows and doors in your measurements, this means just measure all the walls all the way round. Also when buying rolls of wallpaper you will see a shade number make sure all the numbers are the same. And if you need to buy an extra roll of wallpaper take the wrapper with the shade number to the shop so you get the same shade.

			HEIGHT OF ROOM IN FEET FROM SKIRTING
			6ft To 7ft	7ft To 8ft	8ft To 9ft	9ft To 10ft	10ft To 11ft	11ft TO 12ft	12ft To 13ft	13ft to 14ft
		WALLS		NUMBER OF ROLLS REQUIRED FOR WALLS
M	I	32ft	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	8
E	N	34ft	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9
A	C	36ft	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	9
S	L	38ft	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10
U	U	40ft	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	10
R	D	42ft	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	11
E	I	44ft	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	11
M	N	46ft	6	7	8	8	9	10	11	12
E	G	48ft	6	7	8	9	10	10	11	12
N		50ft	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
T	D	52ft	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	13
	O	54ft	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
I	O	56ft	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
N	R	58ft	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	S	60ft	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
F		62ft	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	16
E	A	64ft	8	9	10	12	13	14	15	16
E	N	66ft	8	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
T	D	68ft	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17
		70ft	9	10	11	13	14	15	16	17
	W	72ft	9	10	12	13	14	15	17	18
	I	74ft	9	11	12	13	15	16	17	18
A	N	76ft	10	11	12	14	15	16	18	19
R	D	78ft	10	11	13	14	15	17	18	19
O	O	80ft	10	12	13	14	16	17	19	20
U	W	82ft	10	12	13	15	16	18	19	20
N	S	84ft	11	12	14	15	16	18	19	21
D		86ft	11	12	14	15	17	18	20	21
		88ft	11	13	14	16	17	19	20	22
W		90ft	11	13	15	16	18	19	21	22
A		92ft	12	13	15	16	18	20	21	23
L		94ft	12	14	15	17	18	20	22	23
L		96ft	12	14	15	17	19	20	22	24
S		98ft	12	14	16	17	19	21	23	24
		100ft	13	14	16	18	20	21	23	25
		102ft	13	15	16	18	20	22	23	25
		104ft	13	15	17	19	20	22	24	26
		106ft	13	15	17	19	21	23	24	26
		108ft	14	15	17	19	21	23	25	27
		110ft	14	16	18	20	21	23	25	27
		112ft	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28

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