How to Measure A Room for Paint and Wallpapering | How-To | Bedding, Linens, and Hunter Douglas, Shutters, Blinds.

Do you know how much paint covers square feet, or square meters? What about how much wallpaper to buy for a room? This easy to follow charts below should help you purchase the right amount of paint or wallpaper for a room without making several trips to the store purchasing additional paint or wall paper.

Paint Coverage

1 quart latex covers 130 square feet / or 12 square meters

1 gallon latex covers 400 square feet / or 38 square meters

1 gallon primer covers 500 feet / or 46 square meters

Wallpapering

Room Circumference in feet and meters Ceiling height in feet and meters

8 (2.5) 9 (2.75) 10 (3) 11(3.35) 12 (3.66)

28 (8.5) 5 6 7 7 8

30 (9) 5 6 7 8 9

32 (9.8) 6 7 7 8 9

34 (10.4) 7 7 8 9 10

36 (11) 7 7 8 9 10

38 (11.6) 7 8 9 10 11

40 (12.2) 7 8 9 10 11

42 (12.8) 8 9 9 11 12

44 (13.4) 8 9 10 11 12

48 (14.6) 9 10 10 12 13

52 (15.8) 9 11 12 13 14

60 (18.3) 11 12 13 15 16

68 (20.7) 12 14 15 16 18

72 (22) 13 14 16 18 20

The approximate number of wallpaper bolts according to the room circumference and wall height is shown in bold. 1 bolt equals 2 single rolls. Deduct one single roll for every two regular sized doors or windows.

Never mix calculations using metric and U.S. measurements. Always ask a professional to verify your measurements before placing an order. This is important on special order items as most special order items are non refundable.

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