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Roof underlay rolls.

Measure the selected roof planes and record the supplied strip direction.

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Roll dimensions, selected side laps and end laps.

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A roof-area figure without seam geometry cannot determine whole roll order.

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Use a supplied membrane arrangement; no roof system is chosen.

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This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Roof Membrane Roll Lap Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.

Supplied inputMetric displayUS display
Plane length along roll12 m39.37 ft
Plane width across courses3 m9.84 ft
Roll length10 m32.81 ft
Roll width1 m3.28 ft
Specified side lap100 mm3.94 in
Specified end lap200 mm7.87 in
Courses = 1+ceil(max(width−roll width,0)/(roll width−side lap)); rolls per course use end-lap coverageLap values and roof-plane dimensions must be supplied. Does not select waterproofing details, roofing suitability or safe access.

Membrane rolls without cross-course offcut reuse: 8 rolls

Courses
4
Rolls per course
2
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Measure the selected roof planes and record the supplied strip direction.

Roll dimensions, selected side laps and end laps.

A roof-area figure without seam geometry cannot determine whole roll order.

Input for Roof Membrane Roll Lap Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Roof Membrane Roll Lap Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Roof Membrane Roll Lap Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Roof Membrane Roll Lap Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Roof Membrane Roll Lap Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Roof Membrane Roll Lap Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

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Reviewed 6 October 2026. Geometry and purchase arithmetic use your measurements and selected specifications. Calculation scope.

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