2007-09-19 10:26:22 · 5 answers · asked by iamsooobored 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Paint covers areas not perimeters. Let's guess tat the ceiling is 8 feet high so that makes the wall area 8x54 = 432 square feet.
You probably need two coats (especially if you want to cover a dark weal with light colt rs) so now you are talking about enough paint for 864 square feet. And you always want a little more for touch ups.
A typical gallon can of paint covers 400 square feet. So you need more than 2 gallons of paint to cover more than 800 square feet. That also gives you the extra for touch ups. The result is that you need three gallon-cans.
You can get the paint store to mix any color you want so get them to mix all three cans and you know it will all match.
2007-09-19 10:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give the 10 to RICH although 400 may be a bit high in a coverage estimate. In some "measure" it also depends on you method of application.
BTW any valid paint brand suggests coverage in some disclaimer on the lable.
I think you can safely assume that a 1/4 inch NAP Roller will USE less paint, and cover less effectively that a 1/2 inch NAP, but then we have no idea as to your intent, how many brush cuts you might have to make; your level of skill; and/or if you want to duplicate the effort twice in "two coating" for adequate coverage,,,which also depends on the paint/pigment added; versus vehicle/ TYPE of paint, etc.
Steven Wolf
2007-09-19 18:14:27 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
about 1-2 cans
2007-09-19 17:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by AAA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How high are the walls though?
2007-09-19 17:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by Prettywoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How high?
2007-09-19 17:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by Spartan L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋