This current way of packaging wallpaper has been an industry wide standard in north america for many decades.
Double roll wallpaper length.
In the wallcoverings industry wallpaper is printed in two primary widths i e.
Wide x 16 5 ft.
21 wide and 27 wide.
It s very easy to forget that a double roll is actually two single sheets of paper.
If our example wallpaper roll is 11 yards long we would need 5 single rolls for the entire room 11 yards x 5 rolls 55 linear yards which meets the requirement of 52 linear yards indicated by the calculator but since our wallpaper is only sold in double roll.
A double roll of 21.
All purchases must be made in even quantities 2 being the minimum due to how wallpaper is packaged.
A standard single roll of european wallpaper is 20 5 inches wide and 8 feet long.
A single roll of 21 wallpaper is approximately 16 5 long.
Depending on the wallpaper sheet width a double roll covers 57 to 61 square feet while a single roll is 29 to 31 square feet.
Most rolls are priced and measured as a single roll but are sold as a double roll.
Longer rolls allow for more continuous strips to be cut from one roll for hanging.
For most projects double or triple rolls of wallpaper are preferred.
While single and double rolls of 27 width paper are usually 13 5 long and 27 long respectively.
Wide x 33 ft.
Remember wallpaper only comes in double rolls even though they price out the cost in single roll quantities.
European wallpaper comes in a narrower width than american wallpaper.
The standard size of a double roll of wallpaper is 21 in.
Wallpaper is priced as single rolls and packaged by the manufacturer and delivered as double rolls.
The standard size of a single roll of wallpaper is 21 in.
This means that if you order four single rolls of wallpaper what will actually be delivered to your home or office will be two double rolls of wallpaper each roll will be equivalent to two single rolls of wallpaper.