Placing wallpaper requires quite a bit of technique to achieve the best results. The first thing to do is to properly prepare the wall so that the entire process goes smoothly. Then the glue is applied to finally install the paper.

One of the main recommendations is to have enough wallpaper for the installation process. To do this, you need to know how much you are going to use to have it on hand. You will also avoid wasting the material and you will be able to keep reserves that you can use for other purposes or for when you have to repair some damage.

To start with this type of preparation you must know what the measurements of the wallpaper roll are. Standard sizes usually have dimensions of approximately 10 meters long and 53 centimeters wide. 

Other measurements can be found on the market, so it is important that you pay attention to the labeling and consult all your questions with the wallpaper supplier.

Other issues to take into account is what is called rapport. It is the measure that indicates how often the pattern or drawing is repeated and that is used to make a lace. correct. This prevents the design from being cut off or not following the sequence it is intended to establish. 

Now that you know all the concepts, it is time to calculate how many rolls of wallpaper you will need to cover the walls of your room. In reality, you will only have to do a series of basic operations to obtain this information. Of course you will also need to know the measurements of the surface you are going to cover.

You will be able to know how much wallpaper you need with some very simple calculations

The first thing to do is divide the length of the wallpaper by the length of the wall. This way you will know how many strips you can get from each roll. If there is rapport, we must add it to respect the drawing or motif from the second strip.

We are going to make an example with a wall that measures 2.50 meters high and a roll of wallpaper is 10 meters long with a rapport of 70 centimeters. The first strip would be 2.50 meters and then we would have two more of 3.20 meters each. 

On this occasion, you will get 1.10 meters of wallpaper that is not suitable for an entire strip but is suitable for areas with doors or windows.

In this practical case, the wall is 3 meters wide. As the wallpaper usually has a width of 0.53 centimeters, you only have to divide the measurement of the wall by this figure to Know the number of strips you will need. For this occasion there are 6 strips. 

It is always recommended to purchase one more unit than the total in case any incident occurs. 

The fact of adding the rapport to the measurement of the height of the wall is so that a strip of wallpaper comes out with a measurement with enough clearance to make the print fit. This way we will avoid unsightly cuts in the pattern. Once you have it in place, you can cut the excess to adjust the strip to the size of the wall.

You already know how to calculate the amount of wallpaper you need. Now you just have to choose the design that you like the most. At Alf&Mabi we have the most interesting proposals that will surely fit you. Go to our website and check it out!