Manual · 01
How to use Roomveil
What Roomveil is, a five-step quick start, units, what is saved, and using it on a phone.
- What you can do with it
- What you need
- Quick start in five steps
- Moving around
- Units and money
- What is saved, and what is not
- On a phone
Roomveil is a free planner for home projects that runs in the web browser on any phone, tablet or computer. You measure, choose a look, see it on a photo of your own room, and get a list of exactly what to buy. There is nothing to install and no account to make.
What you can do with it
- WallsPaint, wallpaper or tile on a wall or a whole room. Cans, rolls and tiles counted.
- FloorsWood or vinyl planks, or floor tiles. Boxes counted, with spare for cuts.
- Doors & windowsThe right size to order from what you measured, in the style you like.
- BathroomsPlace a toilet, sink, tub and shower, and check each has the space US code asks for.
- Measured drawingsA floor plan, four wall views and lists, printed to scale or saved as PDF and CAD.
- QuotesFor trades: your prices, labor, tax and a one-page quote with your company name.
What you need
- A tape measure. A laser measure is quicker. On an iPhone, the built-in Measure app is fine for a first idea.
- A phone camera, if you want to see the result on your own room. This is optional; there is a sample room to try things on.
- About five minutes for a wall or a floor.
Quick start in five steps
- Open roomveil.com and press Start a room.
- Pick a job, for example Walls.
- Answer one question at a time. Type your sizes in any unit: 12' 6", 150in or 3.8m all work.
- Choose a look and see it on your photo, or on the sample room.
- Read What you'll need. Take the list to the store, or press Share to send it.
- Start a room takes you to the list of jobs.
- Open drawing mode goes straight to measured drawings.
- This manual.
- For contractors: a shortcut to the tools for trades.
- Get a system built: custom software from the makers of Roomveil.
- Settings: units, money, everyday or architect’s words, and Pro mode.
- The job. Every tool asks one plain question at a time.
- Tap the arrow, or anywhere on the row.
- Everyday words or Architect’s terms. Only the wording changes, never the features.
Moving around
- Step 3 of 6 at the top tells you where you are. The line under it fills up as you go.
- The big button at the bottom always moves you forward. Its words tell you what comes next, like See it on my wall.
- The arrow at the top left goes back one step. On the first step it goes back to the homepage.
- The curved arrow at the top right is Undo. It appears once you have changed something.
- The cog opens Settings.
Units and money
Roomveil guesses your units from your phone's language. Change them any time in Settings, or on the first step of the walls, floor, bathroom and drawing tools. Whatever you choose, you can still type any unit into a box and Roomveil converts it: 4.2m, 420cm, 13' 9" and 165in are all understood. In feet and inches, a plain number in a door or window box means inches.
Money can be shown in $, £, € or Rs. The prices are examples only; you can type your own on any line.
What is saved, and what is not
- Saved on this device: your room drawings, your units and money symbol, any prices you typed, your Pro mode business details, and your choice of everyday or architect's words.
- Never uploaded: photos. Roomveil opens your phone's own photo picker, the photo is used inside the browser, and it is gone when you close the page.
- No account and no cookies. Visits are counted anonymously.
On a phone
Updated 2026-10-01