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Renovation Calculators: Paint, Wallpaper, Tile, Flooring and More

Stop guessing at the store. Enter your room size and get the number of gallons, rolls, tiles, boxes or bags you need — in feet or meters — plus a budget planner that saves as you type.

Calculator, tape measure, paint swatches and flooring sample on a desk

How to measure a room

  1. Measure the length and width of the floor at the widest points.
  2. Measure wall height from floor to ceiling.
  3. Count doors and windows (the calculators subtract standard sizes).
  4. For L-shaped rooms, split the room into rectangles, calculate each and add them up.
  5. Round up and always buy a little extra — especially tile, flooring and wallpaper, which must come from the same batch.

Printable checklists for planning and shopping are on our free checklists page.