Why is there no price per roll?

Because the roll does not decide the labour. The same number of rolls can be a morning in an empty, flat room or several days on a staircase with a large pattern repeat, poor walls and a hand-trimmed paper. The quotation follows the survey.

How much extra paper should be allowed?

The allowance is typically 15–30%, depending on the pattern repeat and the layout, with staircases at the high end (around 30%) because of the angles. Extra rolls for pattern matching are confirmed at survey.

When do I get a price?

After the survey. We measure, look at the walls and the access, and then write a scope of works room by room, saying what has been allowed for. Drawings and a product code let us prepare before the visit.

Wallpaper Installation Cost London

How much does wallpaper installation cost?

By Dorin Burcus, founder · Last updated 11 October 2026

Every job is quoted after a survey, because the price depends on the room, the paper and the building rather than on a rate per roll. Mr Wallcover publishes no price list. This page says what moves the figure, so a quotation can be read and compared.

Every job is quoted after a survey. There is no honest price per roll or per square metre for wallcovering installation, because the labour depends on the room, the paper and the building. What follows is what moves the figure.

What drives the cost

The measured area. Openings come out of the measure; pattern repeat and wastage go in.
The pattern repeat and the layout. A large repeat, a drop match and a room broken up by doors and windows use more paper and more time. The allowance is typically 15–30%, depending on the pattern repeat and the layout, with staircases at the high end (around 30%) because of the angles. Extra rolls for pattern matching are confirmed at survey.
The walls. Whether they are sound, dry and smooth enough for the material, and whether they need filling, sanding, priming or a lining paper first. The wall preparation guide explains each step.
The material. Trimmed or untrimmed edges, paste-the-wall or paste-the-paper, a lining or none, silks and grasscloths that need clean hands and a particular adhesive, or a hand-painted scenic priced by its panel sequence rather than by the roll.
Access and protection. Stair voids, high ceilings, furniture, floor protection and an occupied home or a live hotel all change the time on site.
The programme. Night, weekend and out-of-hours work, and hotel floors released room by room around guests.

Quoted after survey

After the survey we write a scope of works by room. Once agreed, that scope is the template for the job, and the quotation says what has been allowed for: access, protection and making good are written in, not discovered at the end. Aftercare is included: a return visit about four to six weeks after completion and twelve months’ cover on the workmanship of the hang.

The full guide, What changes the cost of wallpaper installation?, goes through each factor in detail, with what a complete quotation should include.