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Paint Calculator

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Calculates the amount of paint needed and the total cost for painting walls, based on wall dimensions, paint coverage, and paint price.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Wall Length, Wall Height, Number of Walls, Paint Coverage, Paint Price per Gallon, and Number of Coats in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Wall Area, Total Paint Needed, and Total Paint Cost in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Small Room - One Wall

Wall Length: 10 feet; Wall Height: 8 feet; Number of Walls: 1 walls; Paint Coverage: 400 square feet / gallon; Paint Price per Gallon: 25 USD; Number of Coats: 1 coats

Wall Area: 80 square feet; Total Paint Needed: 0.2 gallons; Total Paint Cost: 5 USD

Small Room - Two Walls

Wall Length: 10 feet; Wall Height: 8 feet; Number of Walls: 2 walls; Paint Coverage: 400 square feet / gallon; Paint Price per Gallon: 25 USD; Number of Coats: 1 coats

Wall Area: 160 square feet; Total Paint Needed: 0.4 gallons; Total Paint Cost: 10 USD

Medium Room - Four Walls

Wall Length: 12 feet; Wall Height: 9 feet; Number of Walls: 4 walls; Paint Coverage: 350 square feet / gallon; Paint Price per Gallon: 30 USD; Number of Coats: 1 coats

Wall Area: 432 square feet; Total Paint Needed: 1.234285714 gallons; Total Paint Cost: 37.02857143 USD

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