In this article, I will discuss how to calculate the quantity of paint required in a building.

Before starting the calculation let me tell you one important thing the quantity of paint is calculated in gallons.

There are two types of gallons

US gallon and Uk gallon.

1 US gallon = 3.785 litres

1 Uk gallon = 4.546 litres

In this calculation, we will use US gallons.

Let the length of the wall = 15 feet

The height of the wall = 12 feet.

Area of the wall 15 x 12 = 180 sft.

Thumb Rule For Paint Calculation

Generally,

• 1 gallon of paint can cover up to 350 Sft area of Wet-wall
• 1 gallon of paint can cover up to 200 Sft area of Dry-wall

Paint Quantity Of Wet wall

Area of wet wall =180 Sft

Paint covered area = 350 Sft

Quantity of paint = 180/350 = 0.514 gallon

Let the price of 1-gallon paint = 20$ (it is different from a country to another country (15-40))

Price of 0.514 gallon paint = 0.514 x 20 =  10.28$

Paint Quantity Of Dry Wall

Area of dry wall = 180 Sft.