Need help figuring out wallpaper quantity

13 years ago

I've had two estimate for a room for wallpapering and one person said we need 5 rolls, the other said 12! The Cole and Sons website says, based on the size of my walls (a 6 ft 5" square room) that I need 5 rolls. But, that site doesn't factor in the pattern repeat. How do I figure this out? The paper is 11 yards long by 27" wide and the pattern repeat is 40". Can anyone help me figure this out? Thanks.

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patty_cakes
13 years ago
The 5 rolls is probably based on double rolls, the 12, single rolls~most wallpapers are sold in double rolls only. With a 40" repeat I would rather be safe than sorry, and order 6 double rolls, but the ideal could be 6 double and 1 single, which is 13 single rolls. I think if it were me, I would order 7 double rolls to be on the *extra*'safe side~the larger-than-average size pattern is going to be the trouble maker. ;o)
Annie Deighnaugh
13 years ago
How high are your ceilings? You need to figure out how long each piece of wall paper needs to be first. So if your walls are 8' then each piece needs to be 96" long + 40" for pattern repeat=136".

Then how wide are the walls. If 77" then you'll need (77/27=2.85) 3 drops per wall. With 4 walls you'll need 12 drops of 136" each or (12x136=1632") 45 yards. Obviously you have a doorway into the room you may be able to get away with a little less, but probably not. Windows will potentially also save some room too.

Then you need to make sure if the 11 yards is per single roll or more likely per double roll. Wallpaper is sold in double rolls. So you want to make sure you get enough double rolls to make it work.

Of course if you have shorter or taller ceilings, then the measurement will change. And just make sure the repeat is correct as that is a very long repeat...40"...over 3 feet....
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
13 years ago
At the price of wallpaper, it's hard to justify purchasing more than you think you will need, but it is definitely better to be safer than sorry!

You can use the extra, you know! You can cover many items like old chests, drawer fronts, picture frames, and boxes to use for gifting.

Good luck!
Suzi
palimpsest
13 years ago
The repeat is huge on the paper because it is a pillar and arch paper. I second verifying that they are both talking about double rolls. You may also be able to get input from the vendor since this paper has such a large pattern.
HU-220411305
last year
😧Im a professional paper hanger for more than 30 yrs in Houston Tx.it is important to have extra material because some times

takes for ever to arrived and your installer might need the money ASAP.not to many customers think about it.

Some times they will hold the money even if 90% of the job

is done.on the other hand,factory might not have the same Run or Lot number.and for sure is going to be a bit different than the the first batch and that's not good...Greetings ! 🙂