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Panelling that fits your wall.

Try a framed grid, check the spacing and see your strip cutting plan. Add doors or windows to the layout using their positions.

For a flat shaker-style strip grid with an outer frame. This estimates decorative strips, not backing sheets or profiled moulding mitres.

1. Your measurements

Where should I measure?
Opening left and bottom positions are measured from the bottom-left corner of the panelling area.Opening left edgeOpeningPanelling area
Opening left and bottom positions are measured from the bottom-left corner of the panelling area.

Read the panelling measurement guide ↗

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From the base of the panelling, not necessarily the floor.
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Doors & windows

Measure from the bottom-left corner of the panelling area. Include any trim you want to keep clear. Enter only the part of the opening inside this area.

Allowances & stock sizes
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2. Your plan

Example estimate

Estimate

Project layout

Layout sketch · not an installation drawing

Your materials

    A look at the numbers

    What’s behind your estimate?

    How the grid is spaced

    Clear panel width = (wall width − (columns + 1) × strip width) ÷ columns. Height uses the same rule for rows. Top and bottom rails run across the wall. Verticals fit between them, and middle rails fit between verticals.

    All dimensions describe a flat, square-ended strip design. Your wall’s actual shape and your chosen style may require adjustments.

    How openings change the cuts

    Opening positions use millimetres from the bottom-left of the panelling area. A door reaching above the panelling should use the panelling height as its opening height. Overlapping openings are combined when removing a board interval.

    When an opening crosses a strip’s full width, we remove that length. A partial-width overlap retains the full board length for trimming or notching on site. The diagram shows the opening footprint, while the cutting list is a conservative materials estimate.

    Worked example

    A 3,000 × 1,200 mm area with four columns, one row and 80 mm strips leaves clear panels 650 mm wide and 1,040 mm high. With no openings, the cut list contains two 3,000 mm rails and five 1,040 mm verticals. The rails need joins when using 2,440 mm stock.

    What is outside the estimate?

    Backing sheets, skirting, dado caps, glue, caulk, paint, mitre allowances and installation are not included. Confirm strip dimensions and the cut list before buying. Long pieces may need visible joints.