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300

The most common coverage for a gallon of exterior paint is 300 ft² per gallon.

Paint Calculators:

• Paint for a Room: computes the number of gallons of paint or primer needed to paint an entire room, the four walls and ceiling and just the walls.
• Paint for a Wall: computes the number of gallons of paint or primer needed to paint a wall or any rectangular area (wall or ceiling).
• Exterior Paint for a House: computes the number of gallons of exterior paint for a gabled building like a common house.
• Cost to Paint or Primer a Room: (CLICK HERE)
• Cost to Paint a Wall: (CLICK HERE)
• Cost to paint or prime a ceiling: CLICK HERE
• Paint Pricing Survey

Paint Pricing Survey Data

One should use the pricing for paint or primer that can be bought locally since prices may vary.  However, the following prices are recent U.S. dollar costs for one gallon of paint or primer in the United States:

• Paint Pricing Survey date: 7/29/22
• Paint Price Survey Source (online): HomeDepot
  • Price of premium (high quality) paint: $61.94 USD
  • Price of medium grade paint: $48.98 USD
  • Price of economy paint: $26.98 USD
  • Price of primer: $19.98 USD