Rectangular pool cover strip layout calculator

Calculate lengthwise panel count and cut length per panel with your own figures.

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Use lengthwise panel count and cut length per panel to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Rectangular pool length (m)
10
Pool width (m)
5
Roll width (m)
2
Seam overlap (m)
0.1
End trimming allowance per end (m)
0.1
Lengthwise panel count
3
Cut length per panel (m)
10.2
Total roll length (m)
30.6
Material area minus pool area (m²)
11.2

Try another scenario

Rectangular pool length (m)
11
Pool width (m)
5
Roll width (m)
2
Seam overlap (m)
0.1
End trimming allowance per end (m)
0.1
Lengthwise panel count
3
Cut length per panel (m)
11.2
Total roll length (m)
33.6
Material area minus pool area (m²)
12.2
Calculation method

Calculation method

Lengthwise panel count

Use parallel lengthwise strips with overlap; panels=max(1,ceil((W-rollWidth)/(rollWidth-overlap))+1).

Cut length per panel (m)

Use parallel lengthwise strips with overlap; panels=max(1,ceil((W-rollWidth)/(rollWidth-overlap))+1).

Total roll length (m)

Use parallel lengthwise strips with overlap; panels=max(1,ceil((W-rollWidth)/(rollWidth-overlap))+1).

Material area minus pool area (m²)

Use parallel lengthwise strips with overlap; panels=max(1,ceil((W-rollWidth)/(rollWidth-overlap))+1).

Symbols and units
a
Rectangular pool length (m)
b
Pool width (m)
c
Roll width (m)
d
Seam overlap (m)
e
End trimming allowance per end (m)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Rectangular pool only, one strip orientation and seam convention; no irregular-outline nesting. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. Rectangular pool only, one strip orientation and seam convention; no irregular-outline nesting.
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