Skip to content

Wall Square Footage Calculator

Construction
0.0(0)

Calculates the area of a wall and estimates the amount of wallcovering needed, considering windows and doors.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Wall Length, Wall Height, Window Width, Window Height, Door Width, Door Height, Wallcovering Width, and Wallcovering Length (per roll) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Wallcovering Area per Roll, Door Area, Window Area, Wall Area, Net Wall Area (excluding windows and doors), and Rolls of Wallcovering Needed in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Small Room - No Openings

Wall Length: 10 feet; Wall Height: 8 feet; Window Width: 0 feet; Window Height: 0 feet; Door Width: 0 feet; Door Height: 0 feet; Wallcovering Width: 27 inches; Wallcovering Length (per roll): 27 feet

Wallcovering Area per Roll: 60.75 square feet; Door Area: 0 square feet; Window Area: 0 square feet; Wall Area: 80 square feet; Net Wall Area (excluding windows and doors): 80 square feet; Rolls of Wallcovering Needed: 1.316872428 rolls

Medium Room - One Window

Wall Length: 12 feet; Wall Height: 9 feet; Window Width: 3 feet; Window Height: 4 feet; Door Width: 0 feet; Door Height: 0 feet; Wallcovering Width: 27 inches; Wallcovering Length (per roll): 27 feet

Wallcovering Area per Roll: 60.75 square feet; Door Area: 0 square feet; Window Area: 12 square feet; Wall Area: 108 square feet; Net Wall Area (excluding windows and doors): 96 square feet; Rolls of Wallcovering Needed: 1.580246914 rolls

Large Room - One Door

Wall Length: 15 feet; Wall Height: 10 feet; Window Width: 0 feet; Window Height: 0 feet; Door Width: 3 feet; Door Height: 7 feet; Wallcovering Width: 27 inches; Wallcovering Length (per roll): 27 feet

Wallcovering Area per Roll: 60.75 square feet; Door Area: 21 square feet; Window Area: 0 square feet; Wall Area: 150 square feet; Net Wall Area (excluding windows and doors): 129 square feet; Rolls of Wallcovering Needed: 2.12345679 rolls

People Also Calculate

Related Calculators

Continue with another tool on a related topic.