PaintCalc: Paint Calculator

PaintCalc works out how much paint a job needs. Enter a room's dimensions, deduct the doors and windows, pick the paint and surface, and it returns the quantity to buy, rounded up to sizes a store actually sells, with a touch-up allowance on top: 10% unless you set it to 0, 5 or 15% in Settings. QUICK CALCULATE Already know the wall area? Type it straight in and get the quantity in seconds. Or enter length and width, or the room's perimeter, and PaintCalc does the area for you. Results update as you type. ROOM BY ROOM Wall height, length and width, or perimeter. In feet, every length has a feet box and an inches box, so 12 ft 6 in goes in the way you read it off the tape. Deduct standard doors (20 sq ft), large doors (40 sq ft), standard windows (15 sq ft) and large windows (25 sq ft) with simple counters. Add any opening that is not a standard size by its own width and height. Add wall…