Want to know how much to wallpaper a room? Pros reveal costs for labour and materials

Four rolls of gold patterned wallpaper leant against a wall with brown patterned wallpaper
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The answer to how much to wallpaper a room isn’t a simple one. There are a host of factors to consider to arrive at an accurate estimation. Are you going to call in a professional? Are you going to tackle the project yourself? What type of wallpaper are you considering?

The answer to these questions will help determine the overall costs. If you know how to wallpaper, you can save large on labour costs. But if you are using high-quality, expensive patterned paper, you want to seriously consider calling in a professional.

Here we give you a guideline on how much you can expect to pay for a professional, the costs for wallpaper, and how to calculate the amount of wallpaper needed.

 Gareth Davies, Design Director, Classic Interiors.
Gareth Davies

Davies is the Design Director at Classic Interiors, an independent family business established in 1987. He possesses extensive experience overseeing design projects and showrooms. His expertise is in understanding client needs and managing design costs.

Thomas Oldham Co-Founder of UK Construction Blog
Thomas Oldham

Thomas Oldham has spent the past four years using his expertise of working in the construction industry for over a decade to develop the UK Construction Blog - a leading online platform dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses in the construction industry.

Steve Jenkins is a freelance content creator with over two decades of experience working in digital and print and was previously the DIY content editor for Homebuilding & Renovating. 

He is a keen DIYer with over 20 years of experience in transforming and renovating the many homes he has lived in. He specialises in painting and decorating, but has a wide range of skills gleaned from working in the building trade for around 10 years and spending time at night school learning how to plaster and plumb.

He has fitted kitchens, tiled bathrooms and kitchens, laid many floors, built partition walls, plastered walls, plumbed in bathrooms, worked on loft conversions and much more. And when he's not sure how to tackle a DIY project he has a wide network of friends – including plumbers, gas engineers, tilers, carpenters, painters and decorators, electricians and builders – in the trade to call upon.