How Much Paint?

[EvianBaby]

Is there any sort of rule of thumb on how much paint you need based on the size of the wall?

[humbersloop]

starter here, depends on the make/ type of paint but the manufacturer should give you a guide, it's often on the tin

http://www.dulux.com.au/products/paint-calculator

[mickrog]

http://www.tesco.com/direct/help/paint-calculator.page A good quality paint (eg Dulux)will cover better than say Wilko own brand etc

[EvianBaby]

Thanks Humber! The pain I want is Dulux, which helps.

[Mosaic]

Could not agree more with Mickrog - life's too short for cheap paint.

[EvianBaby]

Thanks Mick, that link helps a little more as I'm not doing whole rooms, just a few walls.

[humbersloop]

handy tip is to store the tin turned upside down for a day before you open it evian, it makes stirring it a lot easier

[EvianBaby]

Sorry, being thick. Can someone help.

In the tesco link I put one wall as 300cm w x 240 cm H and another wall as 150 cm wide and 240 cm high.

But it puts a 1 in the box for 2.5l and 5l tins. I assume this just means I need one or the other?

[humbersloop]

in general, and in old money, and with all the caveats about type of paint etc, a gallon of paint does about 350 square feet

[EvianBaby]

Then if I have my calculations right, (which I probably haven't) a 2.5 litre tin could do it.

Thanks again!

[tonyav]

Are you going to be using a brush or a roller Evian, I find that if I use a roller I tend to use more paint.

[pastafreak]

This calculator should help... http://www.propertydecorating.co.uk/paint_coverage_calculator.php#.UUwb6XaP-PI

[EvianBaby]

I'm going to use a roller mostly.

I just wanted to try and be specific because Dulux paints are 3 for 2 at the moment and I need two different colours (one colour is for a room not factored into the above sums) so it would save me a few quid if I knew I was going to need a total of three tins but I don't want to end up with a spare tin of pain I have no use for.

[tonyav]

A lot of places will give you a refund on an unopened can of paint.

[EvianBaby]

But it'll on be on a 3 for 2 offer so I'd have to return all 3 tins to get a refund.

[tonyav]

Ah right Evian.

[humbersloop]

agree with tony evian, you do use a bit more with a roller but you get much better coverage and a far, far better finish

I've painted thousands of square feet on the barge, the best bet is to use a two inch roller - not the big ones - the paint goes on much quicker and you don't get a knackered arm

[EvianBaby]

Ah great, as you can probably tell I'm not exactly a pro. I was wondering about rollers and so on but didn't want to ask more silly questions. 2 inch roller it is :)

[humbersloop]

what sort of paint is it - emulsion, eggshell?

[EvianBaby]

It's a matt emulsion.

[ummmm]

And more importantly, what colour/s?