| Do you run out of paint half way through your job? Or | | | | 22 square feet for each door. |
| do you have gallons of paint left over when you are | | | | If you have a room that has an unusual shape, then |
| finished? Don't know how much paint you need to | | | | you need to measure the height and width of each |
| paint your room with? Do you need a paint calculator? | | | | wall separately and then multiply these numbers |
| Then follow these simple tips and you will be able to | | | | together for each wall. |
| accurately calculate how much paint you need for | | | | If you have a triangular section, which often happens |
| your job. | | | | when you have stairs, measure the width and height |
| First you will need to calculate the area of the room | | | | of the triangular section, multiply the numbers together |
| you wish to paint. With a normal rectangular room, | | | | and then halve the result for the total square meters |
| which has normal sized doors and windows; | | | | for that wall. |
| Measure the length and width of each wall that you | | | | Remember this is for only one coat of paint, you will |
| wish to paint. Round off the numbers that you get to | | | | need to double these figures to allow for two coats of |
| either the nearest foot or half meter. Add together the | | | | paint. |
| lengths of the walls you want to paint. Measure the | | | | Four litres of paint will cover approximately 64 square |
| height of the room, from skirting to cornice. Then | | | | meters with a single coat. |
| multiply the room height by the total length of your | | | | One Gallon of paint will cover approximately 640 |
| walls, the result will be the area of your walls in either | | | | square feet with a single coat. |
| square meters or square feet. | | | | Who needs a paint calculator, when you can quickly |
| From your total, subtract 1.5 square meters or 16 | | | | do it yourself! |
| square feet, for each window and 2 square meters or | | | | |