Painting Calculator

Wall sqft minus doors and windows, paint gallons, primer, trim, stain blocker (water/smoke damage), door jambs, cabinet painting, and labor — by coat count.

Inputs

Total Wall Sqftsqft

Ceiling Sqftsqft

Trim Linear Feetft

Number of Doors

Number of Windows

Number of Coats

Wall Paint per Gallon$/gal

Ceiling Paint per Gallon$/gal

Trim Paint per Gallon$/gal

Coverage per Gallonsqft/gal

Primer per Gallon$/gal

Needs Primer?

Stain Blocker (water/smoke damage)sqft

Supplies (tape, drop, etc)$

Caulk / Patch Materials$

Labor per sqft$/sqft

Ceiling Labor per sqft$/sqft

Trim Labor per LF$/ft

Door Labor ea$/ea

Window Labor ea$/ea

Prep/Patch per sqft$/sqft

Permit Fee$

Estimated Cost

$250

Results

DescriptionQtyUnitUnit $Total

Supplies & Sundries1LOT$175.00$175.00

Caulk / Patch1LOT$75.00$75.00

Materials subtotal$250.00

Your Cost (before markup)$250.00

Pricing

Markup = profit ÷ cost. A 25% markup on $1,000 cost = $1,250 sell price. Use this when you want to add a percentage on top of your costs.

Markup %

Your Cost$250.00

Profit$50.00

Markup: 20.00% · Margin: 16.67%

Quote to Customer

Cost + 20.00% markup

$300.00

Estimates are ballpark figures for planning. Material prices vary by region and supplier. Always verify quantities on-site.

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