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Mixed Height Wallpaper Roll Allocation calculator.

Allocate straight-match wallpaper drops of different heights to rolls after repeat rounding and initial alignment loss.

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How this calculation works.

Allocate straight-match wallpaper drops of different heights to rolls after repeat rounding and initial alignment loss. Does not use half-drop rules or mix incompatible rolls. Roll count is a heuristic allocation.

Drops round to whole straight repeats; first-fit decreasing packs these lengths into roll length minus initial alignment loss.Calculated with normalised units

A worked example

Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.

Roll length
10 m
Initial alignment loss per roll
0 m
Vertical straight repeat
1 m
Combined trimming allowance per drop
0 m
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Measured covered height
6 m
Drops at this height
2
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Measured covered height
4 m
Drops at this height
2

Rolls for this allocation: 2 rolls

Longest-first first-fit allocation; feasible, not guaranteed minimum. Straight-match only; half-drop and incompatible lots are excluded.

Before you purchase

Use dimensions from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any design spacing, section or fixing pattern must already be specified.

Does not use half-drop rules or mix incompatible rolls. Roll count is a heuristic allocation.

Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.

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