How many sq. feet can 1 gallon of paint cover?
Question:got some homework and need to know how many sq. feet 1 and 5 gallon buckets of paint can cover.
Answers:
about of 250 square feet of wall space per gallon, 1,250 square feet for five gallons
Most paints will cover about 400 sq ft/gallon
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Most paint cans will tell you how much area they are intended to cover. In my experience 1 Gallon can cover up to 200 to 400 sq feet, but it always depends the color I am using, the daker the color, the less area it will cover. The lighter colors always go further. You will need to plan on buying almost twice as much paint for a dark color than a light. Good Luck!
It depends on what type of surface you are going to use the paint on. If it's a well primed and sealed surface you will probably get 300 to 400 sq ft of coverage per gal. If you have a surface that is porous and will absorb the paint, it's anyones guess. Most cans of paint will give you a coverage amount. You can also get this information by going onto there web sites. try a brand of paint like www.benjimenmoore.com or www.behrpaint.com or www.sherwinwilliams.com and www.prattandlambert.com.
You will get coverage amounts and reccomendations for surface types and prep needed.
400 sq ft per gallon. If you covering a dark color use a primer or u will need more paint the same rule applies if u are covers a light color with a dark color.
350 to 400 per gallon depending on what mill thickness you roll it on a mill is .001 in it should be rolled on to .006 wet film thickness and it should dry to .003 that is the thickness of a piece of paper
on a semi-smooth surface (like drywall) a gallon of paint will cover aprox. 400 sq ft with is equivalent to about a 10x10 room.
350 square feet
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