Wainscoting layout calculator

Divide a wall into equal panel openings while keeping your chosen outer margins and spaces.

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Wall width

Side margin at each end

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Number of panels

Space between panels

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Divide a wall into equal panel openings while keeping your chosen outer margins and spaces.

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Panel width = (wall − two margins − inter-panel spaces) ÷ panel count. Dimensions describe clear openings, not trim outside dimensions. Doors and windows need separate sections.

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Updated 2026-09-26

Using Wainscoting layout calculator

Divide a wall into equal panel openings while keeping your chosen outer margins and spaces.

Panel width = (wall − two margins − inter-panel spaces) ÷ panel count. Dimensions describe clear openings, not trim outside dimensions. Doors and windows need separate sections.

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A worked example

Example inputs: wall width = 100, side margin at each end = 5, number of panels = 3, space between panels = 5. Panel opening width = 26.6666666667.

Before you use the result

Panel width = (wall − two margins − inter-panel spaces) ÷ panel count. Dimensions describe clear openings, not trim outside dimensions. Doors and windows need separate sections.

Example results for wall width

These examples use Side margin at each end: 5; Number of panels: 3; Space between panels: 5. They are reference calculations, not recommended settings.

Wall width	Panel opening width
50	10
100	26.6666666667
200	60

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