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How many 2400 × 1200 mm plasterboard sheets a wall needs, with waste.

How many 2400 × 1200 mm plasterboard sheets a wall needs, with waste you can change.

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7

You need 7 sheets of 2400 × 1200 mm for 16.2 m², including 10% waste.

Wall area
16.2 m²
Waste
10% · 1.6 m²
  • This is one face. Double the length for both sides of a wall.
  • Openings still need sheets for the cuts around them — waste covers some of that.
Sheets7

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Worked example

A wall 6 m long and 2.7 m high is 16.2 m². With 10% waste that’s 17.8 m². A 2400 × 1200 mm sheet covers 2.88 m², so you need 7 sheets.

FAQ

Which sheet size is assumed?
2400 by 1200 mm, the common plasterboard sheet.
Does this include waste?
Yes — the percent you set, 10% by default, then rounded up to a whole sheet.
Are both sides of a wall included?
Only if you enter the combined length. Length times height is one face.