What do you need to know to figure how many gallons of paint you will need to paint your bedroom?

Answer 1

First you need to know the area that you want to paint, and then you need

to know how much area each gallon of paint will cover.

Figuring the area:

-- Measure the Length, Width, and Height of your bedroom.

-- The area of two of the walls is (Length x Height) each.

-- The area of the other two walls is (Width x Height) each.

-- If you also want to paint the ceiling, include the area of the ceiling: (Length x Width).

-- Add up the areas of all the things you want to paint. Call it ' A '.

Figuring the number of gallons of paint:

-- Go to the place where you can shop for paint.

Find the color and type of paint you want to use.

-- Look on the can, or ask, and find out the area that 1 gallon covers. Call it ' G '.

-- Divide ' A ' by ' G '. The answer is the number of gallons you need for the job.

This number includes all of the area inside the whole room, as if the room had

no doors or windows ... places you're not going to paint. So it winds up giving

you a little bit of extra paint, which you probably want anyway, in case you spill

some or glop it on too thick in a few places.