You’ve just been through a big move after spending weeks packing and organizing. However, you won’t be able to feel happy and comfortable in your new home until you’ve resolved one important issue: the paint. You love your new home, after all, you decided to buy it. However, the paint color is totally off. It doesn’t match your home décor or your personality and makes you feel slightly off about living there. You don’t want to pay for the added expense of hiring a professional home painter, so you’ve decided to do it yourself. However, you aren’t sure what you’re getting yourself into.
How long does it really take to paint a room? After all, you’ve just put in countless hours moving into a new house. The last thing you need is a project that feels like it is never going to end. This article will help you know how long it really takes to paint a room, and with that information, you can calculate the amount of time it would take to paint your whole house. So, read on, and good luck with your projects that will make your house feel more like a home!
You’ll need to start by figuring out the actual size of your room to calculate the amount of time that it will take to paint your room. You can calculate the square footage of your room by measuring the length and width of your room. After you’ve taken those measurements, multiply them. For example, if your room is 10 feet long by 12 feet wide, you’ll multiply those and end up with 120 square feet. If you want to be super exact, you can also try to measure the square footage of window and door gaps. However, a rough estimate of the square footage of your room should help you to know how long it will take to paint.
The average-sized room in a house will take around 5 hours to paint if all of your supplies are set up and good to go. A larger room could take closer to 7 hours. You might need to add on another hour or two for setting up drop cloths, laying down painting tape, priming your walls, and mixing up your paint. Additionally, if you have to do any repair work to your wall, such as filling in nail holes or scraping off debris, you may have to add another 30-60 minutes to your process. So, it isn’t an exact science to know how long it will take to paint your room, but you can use these details to make a rough estimation.
If you are sure you want to paint your room but aren’t ready to commit to the average time that it will usually take, there are a few things you can do to speed up the painting. You can use extra-long paint rollers that will cover more space when you use them. Using a high-quality paint primer can help you to get a great result in fewer coats of paint. Also, having more people join you in the effort will also help your painting to go more quickly.
You’ll also need to calculate how much paint you’ll need for your project. You can always get a rough estimation from someone at a paint store, but you can also use your square footage calculation to help you. Most gallons of paint will cover about 350-400 square feet of space, depending on how many coats you have to do. From that, determine how many gallons of paint you’ll need, and get to work painting!
Once you’ve decided to move forward with your painting project, you’ll need to gather together some supplies that will make the project a lot easier. Here is a list of the basics that you’ll need for most paint jobs.