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Determining
The Correct Amount of Paint That's Needed
Estimating How Much
Paint/Primer/Stains/Sealants You'll Need
Things to Consider
- Size of area.
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Condition of the surfaces.
- Type
of coating you select.
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Method of application.
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Surface Types: Narrow lap siding, shingles or shakes, masonry, or
stucco exterior walls can take 10 to
50
percent more paint than smooth, flat walls.
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Airless sprayers, apply the equivalent of two coats of paint at one
time, may require twice as much paint
as
brushes, rollers, or pads for the same surface dimensions.
How to Calculate how much paint your house needs
- Paint Estimator figures the amount of Interior and Exterior Paint,
Primer, Stains and Sealants and
Protectors needed: Based on there Coverage per Sq. Ft. Gallon
settings. Each gallon of paint, primer etc.
will only cover a certain amount of per (Sq. foot area).
Typically (200-225 sq feet per gallon).
- To access these settings: Click Paints/Primers/Sealants/Protectors
in the Materials Price Change
Update Menu and select the material you want to set the amt.
sq. ft. coverage on.
- Note: Paint Estimator divides the areas (Rooms/Walls) total sq. ft
by the materials sq. ft coverage setting,
to figure the amount of gallons needed per area.
- Here is an explanation of how Paint Estimator figures how much
paint is needed per Room/Area.
Paint Estimator takes the users entered room/area
measurements and multiplies them to come up w/a
total room/area square footage.
- For instance if the room wall measurements are 10 ' length x
12' width x 8' height,
Calculations = 10'x8'=80 x2= 160 sq. ft.
and 12'x8'=96x2=192 sq. ft. 160+192=352 sq. ft. is the Total Wall
Sq. Ft.
- Ceiling measurements would = 10'x12'=120 sq. ft.
- If you are going to be painting the total room (walls and ceiling)
you're total sq feet would be
352+120 = 472 total Room Sq ft.
- If a gallon of paint is set to cover 320 sq ft and you plan on
only applying 1 coat, it will take 1.48 gallons
of paint to paint this room all most 11/2 gallons of paint.
- Calculation = 472/320=1.475 or 1.48
- Note: Paint Estimator allows you to set how much coverage/sq ft a
gallon of paint, primer or stain
will cover. Refer to Materials Price Change and Update Items form / How to
change and
update Prices/Materials in the help files.
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