Painting production rates cheatsheet
One painter, two coats, 6.5 hours on the brush per day. Starting points: check them against your own jobs.
| Room | Size | Hours | Painter-days |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmallPowder room, small bath | 10 × 10 ft | 8 | 1.2 |
| MediumGuest bedroom | 12 × 12 ft | 9.8 | 1.5 |
| LargePrimary or living room | 16 × 14 ft | 12.8 | 2 |
| Great roomOpen concept | 20 × 18 ft | 17.3 | 2.7 |
| Walls, ceiling, trim and one door. 8 ft walls, empty room, light prep. | |||
| Surface | One painter |
|---|---|
| Walls, rolled and cut | 175 sq ft/hr per coat |
| Ceilings, rolled | 125 sq ft/hr per coat |
| Trim and baseboard | 40 linear ft/hr per coat |
| Door, both sides, all coats | 0.75 hr each |
| Cabinet door or drawer front | 1.5 hr each |
| Commercial walls, sprayed | 800 sq ft/hr per coat |
| Commercial walls, rolled | 300 sq ft/hr per coat |
| Exterior siding, sprayed (1 story) | 150 sq ft/hr per coat |
| Exterior siding, rolled (1 story) | 83 sq ft/hr per coat |
| Product / surface | Coverage per coat |
|---|---|
| Interior walls and ceilings | 350 sq ft/gal |
| Cabinet enamel | 300 sq ft/gal |
| Exterior: lap siding | 350 sq ft/gal |
| Exterior: fiber cement | 333 sq ft/gal |
| Exterior: stucco | 280 sq ft/gal |
| Exterior: wood shingle | 298 sq ft/gal |
| Exterior: brick | 228 sq ft/gal |
| Exterior: block / tilt-up | 175 sq ft/gal |
| When | Add to labor |
|---|---|
| 8 ft walls | base |
| 10 ft walls | +25% |
| 12 ft walls | +60% |
| Furnished / lived-in room | +20% |
| Light prep (clean, sound surfaces) | base |
| Standard prep (nail holes, caulk, spot prime) | +20% |
| Heavy prep (repairs, peeling, full prime) | +50% |
| Exterior, 2 stories | +25% |
| Exterior, 3 stories | +50% |
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