Hall, stairs and landing, new-build snag, exterior masonry — describe the job and get the prep list, the paint quantities and the kit before you load up. Litres worked out by coats and surface, sundries on the shopping list.
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"Hall, stairs and landing, two coats, what do I need?" The Gaffer lists prep, kit and the bits people forget — mist coat on new plaster, caulk before paint, which sheen the client wants.
Wall area by coats and coverage. Litres per colour drop straight out of the calculator, rounded to the tins you can buy.
Paint, filler, caulk, tape and sleeves land on a shopping list with a Screwfix, Toolstation or merchant link on every line.
Every room sits on the job's checklist. Tick it as it dries, send it to the second pair of hands, invoice from the van.
Free, no account needed. Quantities go straight onto a shopping list.
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The Gaffer
Your AI site mate
"Hall, stairs and landing, about 42 square metres of wall, two coats of emulsion — how much paint?"
At a typical 12 square metres a litre, 42 metres twice over is 84 metres, so 7 litres. Buy the 10 litre tub — the extra covers touch-ups and you will not be matching a second batch. If any of that is fresh plaster, add a mist coat thinned around 20 to 30 percent from a separate contract emulsion; do not thin your finish coat for it.
Always verify to current regs. On-site conditions may vary.
Yes. Set the room size, doors and windows, the number of coats, the surface and the paint type, and it gives litres rounded up to the tin sizes you can actually buy. Ask the Gaffer about mist coats on new plaster; the calculator covers the finish coats.
Yes. Once you have the room list and the quantities, the quote builder turns them into a priced document you can send from the van. Sending quotes needs Pro.
No. Masonry, exterior woodwork, spraying and wallpapering all describe the same way. The checklist adapts to the job you type or say.