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Decorative Panel Opening Layout calculator.

Lay out equal decorative openings while retaining end and intermediate stiles.

WALLS

Your inputs

Use measurements from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any prefilled values are illustrative.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

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Formula and assumptions
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How this calculation works.

There are one more stiles than openings. Their total face width is deducted before distributing the remaining wall run among equal panel openings.

Opening width = [run−(n+1)stile width]/nCalculated with normalised units

A worked example

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

Measured wall run
4 m
Equal decorative openings
3
Specified vertical strip width
0.1 m
Specified top rail width
0.1 m
Specified bottom rail width
0.1 m
Specified total panel height
1 m

Clear decorative opening width: 1.2 m

Decorative rectangular arrangement only, with continuous rails and stiles between them. No wall structure or fixing specification is selected.

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.

There are one more stiles than openings. Their total face width is deducted before distributing the remaining wall run among equal panel openings.

Dimensions, quantities, prices, timing and product properties are supplied by you. This tool does not select construction specifications or assess structural, electrical or hydraulic suitability.

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

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