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How many full wallpaper drops can I cut from one roll?
Add top and bottom trim to wall height. For straight-match paper, round each drop up to a full repeat. Divide usable roll length by cut length and round down. Use the roll length remaining after any starting-pattern trim.
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Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Full drops per roll 3
- Usable roll length
- 10.05 m
- Roll width
- 0.53 m
- Wall height
- 2.4 m
- Total trim per drop
- 0.1 m
- Straight pattern repeat (0 for plain)
- 0.32 m
Other results
- Wall width covered (m)
- 1.59
- Cut length per drop (m)
- 2.56
- Roll length left (m)
- 2.37
Use your own figures
Check a roll against the actual wall height before adding it to a job. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
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