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One gallon covers roughly 350 square feet of smooth, previously painted wall. Fresh drywall, deep color changes, and textured walls soak up more, so this calculator adds primer when you need it.
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Paint needed
3 gallons
- Paintable area
- 365 sq ft
- Paint (buy)
- 3 gallons2 coats
- Painter's tape
- 1 roll
- Drop cloths
- 2 9x12 cloths
- Estimated material cost
- $112 – $243paint, primer & supplies
- Waste & gas charge (10%)
- $11 – $24material overage, cuts & fuel
- Total with waste & gas
- $123 – $267
- Openings are deducted at 21 sq ft per door and 15 sq ft per window.
- Textured or porous walls can use 10–20% more paint than the math shows.
- A 10% waste & gas allowance is added to every estimate to cover material overage, cuts, and fuel to and from the job site.
Quantities and cost ranges are planning ballparks for materials only — labor is quoted separately. A 10% waste & gas allowance is already included in the total. Verify measurements on site.
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