Deck or fence stain calculator
Stain, cleaner and stripper for a deck or a fence, by its area and railings, the stain and the coats.
An estimate of the materials a job takes, worked out in your browser: check it against the job, and against your local code where it matters. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Put in the job's numbers and choices, and the list below follows them.
What it takes
Worked out for Area to stain 400 sq ft, Railing 60 ft, Stain: Semi-transparent, Coats: Two, Prep: Clean and brighten.
Stain
- Semi-transparent deck stain 7 gal Surface to stain 640 sq ft × 2 (Two) coats at 200 (Semi-transparent) a gal: 6.4 gal; rounded up to whole gal: 7.
Prep and supplies
- Deck cleaner and brightener 3 gal Surface to stain 640 sq ft, one per 250: 2.56 gal; rounded up to whole gal: 3.
- Stain pads, brushes and plastic 1 lot A fixed 1: 1 lot.
Left out: Stain stripper (only when Prep is Strip the old stain).
Labor
- Deck staining 640 sq ft Surface to stain 640 sq ft: 640 sq ft.
What it leaves out
- Board or post replacement
- Sanding
- Pressure washing
The same calculator in SMG Tools
In SMG Tools this calculator fills its numbers from the client's site measurements, prices every line from your own Price Book, checks the margin against your target, and carries the lines onto the proposal, the job's plan and the purchase order. It is one of the ready-made calculators SMG Tools sets up for painting, and calculators are on every plan.