Plan paint for a ceiling from the room footprint.
The ceiling area is the room length times width, and the gallons are rounded up to whole cans after accounting for coats. Ceilings are painted separately from walls, and a small dry-touch-up project can still need a full gallon.
Ceiling Paint
Ceiling area = length x width; gallons ceiling up to whole cans
Ceiling area = length x width; gallons ceiling up to whole cans The ceiling area is the room length times width, and the gallons are rounded up to whole cans after accounting for coats.
Ceilings are painted separately from walls, and a small dry-touch-up project can still need a full gallon.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Room length, Room width, Coats, Price per gallon. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.