Approximately how many gallons of paint need for a 1000sqft home one coat.?

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i would agree that there are too many variables.


first off a 1,000 square foot home means floor space not WALL space. for instance if you have a room that let's say is 10 x 15 that's 150 square feet, right? but that's the floor.


you need to measure each wall from end to end then floor to ceiling. so now you need to say the room is 15 foot long but 9 foot high that one wall is then 135 square feet and you have 2 of them so now those two walls equal 270 square feet, the other two walls would be 10 x 9 each which is 90 square feet each equals 180 square feet now add the 2 together and you have approximatly 450 square feet (less any doors and windows.) remember this is approx.


a gallon of paint will one coat cover a little over 400 squuare feet. so for that one room you'll need 1 gallon to 1 coat it.


i have never found a paint that you could put just one coat on and it would be enough. because you already have one coat on there it may take less then 2 gallons of paint to do the second coat. flat paint is better at hiding defects in the walls, most (but not all) flat paints aren't considered washable. buy washable flat paint. home depot sells such a paint. you'll also need to keep in mind that if your going to paint several rooms with the same color paint, that they color it gallon by gallon, so when you go to use the left over paint from the first room it may be a shade different than the second gallon. the only way to make sure that doesn't happen is to use the left over paint with the new gallon before you start the second room. or mix both gallons together BEFORE you start


and then that can't happen. sorry about the length of this answer.


good luck to ya.Approximately how many gallons of paint need for a 1000sqft home one coat.?
Assuming it is for the outside of the house, most exterior paints suggest 250 to 400 square feet coverage per gallon. I recommend that you use the lower number and get 5 gallons.





If inside the house, 350-400 square feet sounds right with a roller so that about 4 gallons would be a safe call.
Too many variables.





Depends on how the surface will absorb the paint.





Some quality paints tend to cover a little better than cheap paints.





You might have to start painting one room and see what happens, then work from there.





Good luck.