Paint Coverage
Litres needed for a room (multi-coat)
Reading 4 m
Reading 3 m
Reading 2.4 m
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Create your free accountIndicative design aids — the main figures and where each comes from are listed under "Figures based on" below.
Figures based on
- Coverage by paint type (matt 12, silk 13, satinwood 14, gloss 15, masonry 7 m²/L ...): Typical — retail emulsion tins state about 10 to 14 m²/L (Dulux Matt "up to 14 m²/L"; the B&Q and Wickes calculators assume 10 m²/L), and these sit between. Check the coverage on the tin
- Surface factors (×1.05 to ×1.25) and the primer for each surface: No source — workshop estimate: fixed estimating assumptions
- Door 1.8 m², window 1.5 m² deducted: No source — workshop figure: a fixed estimating assumption; the counts are inputs
- Waste +10%: No source — workshop estimate: a fixed estimating assumption
- Tins of 5, 2.5 and 1 L: Typical — common UK tin sizes. Check what the product comes in
- Coats: No source — workshop figure, adjust to suit: an input (default 2). The tin says how many
Indicative design aids. A standard is named with its edition; each is still to be checked against the published text. "Typical" means no standard sets it: check the bag, tin, data sheet or supplier named. "No source" means a workshop estimate: adjust to suit, or, where the box says it is fixed, a fixed estimating assumption.