Coverage drops on rough, porous or unpainted surfaces and on strong colour changes; check the can's figure for your surface.
36.9 m² (397 ft²) to paint × 2 coats needs 7.38 L (1.95 US gal), so buy 2 × 5 L cans.
Walls unfolded
Cách tính S
Wall area
2(4.5+3.5)×2.6=41.6m2
Subtract doors and windows
1×1.9+2×1.4=4.7m2⇒A=36.9m2
Paint for all coats
V=10m2/L36.9×2=7.38L
Whole cans
⌈5L7.38L⌉=2
Rounded up to whole 5 L cans.
Giới thiệu Paint calculator
Paint needed is the area to cover times the number of coats, divided by the coverage printed on the can. Wall area is the room's perimeter times the wall height, 2(length + width) × height, plus the ceiling if you include it, minus each door and window. The result is rounded up to whole cans of the size you pick.
The default 4.5 × 3.5 m room with 2.6 m walls, one door and two windows leaves 36.9 m² to paint. Two coats at 10 m² per litre need 7.38 L, which is two 5 L cans. For US paint, switch coverage to ft² per gallon; Sherwin-Williams puts a gallon at about 350–400 ft² per coat.
Label coverage assumes a smooth, sealed surface. Bare plaster, rough texture and strong colour changes use more paint, so treat the answer as the minimum to buy.
Nguồn đối chiếu: Hand calculation: 4 × 12 × 8 = 384 ft² − 20 − 30 = 334 ft²; 668 ÷ 350 = 1.9086 gal → 2 one-gallon cans
Walls and ceiling with primer, 2.5 L cans
Room length
5 m
Room width
4 m
Wall height
2.5 m
Doors
0
Windows
0
Paint the ceiling too
có
Coats
2
Coverage given as
m² per litre
Coverage per coat
10 m²/L
Add one coat of primer
có
Can size
2.5 L
Area to paint
65 m²
Paint needed
13 L
Paint cans to buy
6 cans
Primer needed
6.5 L
Primer cans to buy
3 cans
Nguồn đối chiếu: Python decimal: 45 m² walls + 20 m² ceiling; 130 ÷ 10 = 13 L → 5.2 → 6 cans; primer 6.5 L → 2.6 → 3 cans
US room with primer at its own 250 ft²/gal coverage
Room length
12 ft
Room width
12 ft
Wall height
8 ft
Doors
1
Area of one door
20 ft²
Windows
2
Area of one window
15 ft²
Coats
2
Coverage given as
ft² per gallon
Coverage per coat
350 ft²/gal
Add one coat of primer
có
Primer coverage
250 ft²/gal
Can size
1 US gallon (3.79 L)
Area to paint
334 ft²
Primer needed
5.06 L
Primer cans to buy
2 cans
Nguồn đối chiếu: Python decimal: 334 ft² ÷ 250 ft²/gal = 1.336 gal × 3.785411784 L = 5.0573 L → 2 one-gallon cans
Câu hỏi
How much paint do I need for a 12 × 12 room?
About 2 US gallons for two coats on the walls. A 12 × 12 ft room with 8 ft walls has 384 ft² of wall; less one 20 ft² door and two 15 ft² windows, 334 ft² remains. Two coats is 668 ft², which at 350 ft² per gallon is 1.91 gallons. Painting the 144 ft² ceiling as well raises the total to 2.73 gallons.
How many square feet does a gallon of paint cover?
About 350–400 ft² per coat, according to Sherwin-Williams, and a quart covers about 100 ft². In metric, 350–400 ft² per US gallon is 8.6–9.8 m² per litre. Use the figure printed on your own can, because coverage changes with the product, the colour and the surface.
How many coats of paint do I need?
Two for most walls. Dulux's guide gives one coat for its Simply Refresh one-coat range and two for EasyCare Washable & Tough. Every coat adds the full area again: the default 36.9 m² room needs 3.69 L per coat at 10 m² per litre, so a third coat adds another 3.69 L.
Should I subtract doors and windows when calculating paint?
Yes. Dulux's method measures each wall as height × width and deducts doors and windows measured the same way. This calculator uses 1.9 m² (20 ft²) per door and 1.4 m² (15 ft²) per window unless you enter your own sizes under More options. In the default room the three openings remove 4.7 m², 11% of the 41.6 m² of wall.
How much primer do I need?
One coat over the whole area, at the primer's own coverage rate. Sherwin-Williams gives about 200–300 ft² per gallon for primer against 350–400 ft² for paint, so 334 ft² of wall takes 1.1–1.7 gallons of primer. Enter the primer label's figure as Primer coverage under More options; left blank, the paint's coverage is used.
“Paint calculator” chính xác đến mức nào?
Độ chính xác phụ thuộc vào dữ liệu nhập và giả định của phương pháp. Phép tính thập phân dùng 50 chữ số có nghĩa, nhưng ước lượng, phương pháp số và dữ liệu nguồn có thể kém chính xác hơn; làm tròn khi hiển thị không loại bỏ các giới hạn đó. Ví dụ có lời giải đã đối chiếu với nguồn độc lập: 5. Ví dụ, “4.5 × 3.5 m room, 1 door, 2 windows, 2 coats” được kiểm tra bằng Python decimal: 2(4.5 + 3.5) × 2.6 − 1.9 − 2 × 1.4 = 36.9 m²; × 2 ÷ 10 = 7.38 L; 7.38 ÷ 5 → 2 cans.
Phương pháp này lấy từ đâu?
Dulux UK — how much paint do I need (area ÷ coverage × coats); Sherwin-Williams — paint calculator (paint 350–400 ft² per gallon per coat, primer 200–300 ft²).