Step 3: Buy the paint

Once you have measured the area and gathered all the tools you will need to complete the job, the next thing to do is buy the paint. 

You will need to calculate how much paint you need from the measurements you took of the area. Watch this short video to see how it's done.


Notes: 

  1. The calculation process in the video shows how to calculate the 'area' of the room.
  2. The area of the room is calculated as follows: Length x 2 plus Width x 2 = total. The total of these measurements is then multiplied by the height of the room.
  3. The video shows the measurements in feet but you can measure the room in metres and centimetres, using the same calculation process.
  4. Feet and inches are imperial measurements. 
  5. Metres and centimetres are metric measurements.