Exterior Paint Calculator

How much paint do you need?

Have you ever been "almost done" painting, and realized you didn’t quite have enough paint to finish the job? Fill in the blanks below, and click 'Calculate' to calculate the right amount of paint for your project.

Interior Paint Calculator
Calculate how much paint you need for any room in your house

Exterior Paint Calculator
Calculate how much paint you need to paint the outside of your house
Perimeter
Measure around the base of each of outside walls of the house and add all the lengths together. Be sure to include door and window areas.
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Inches

Height
Measure the height of the tallest wall of the house (not including any triangle gables.
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Inches

Gable Height
Measure the height of any triangle gables that make up the roof of the house if they are also being painted.
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Inches

Gable Length
Measure the length of any triangle gables that make up the roof of the house if they are also being painted.
Feet
Inches

Number of Doors
Count the individual number of single and double doors around the outside of the house that *will not* be painted.
Single

20 sq feet
Double

40 sq feet

Number of Windows
Count the individual number of large and small windows around the outside of the house. Count multiple times for very large bay windows.
Small

10 sq feet
Large

25 sq feet


Total Gallons Required



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