Exterior siding calculator
Paint, primer and caulk for a house's siding and trim, by the surface and the coats, with a lift where ladders will not reach.
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 Siding area 1,800 sq ft, Trim 300 ft, Windows 14 each, Doors 2 each, Coats: Two, Siding surface: Smooth — vinyl, fiber cement, smooth wood, Spot-prime bare wood: Yes, Access: Ladders.
Paint
- Exterior acrylic paint, satin 11 gal Siding area 1,800 sq ft × 2 (Two) coats at 350 (Smooth — vinyl, fiber cement, smooth wood) a gal: 10.29 gal; rounded up to whole gal: 11.
- Exterior trim paint, semi-gloss 3 gal Trim, window and door faces 360 sq ft × 2 (Two) coats at 350 a gal: 2.06 gal; rounded up to whole gal: 3.
- Exterior bonding primer 1 gal Siding area 1,800 sq ft × 0.1 × 1 coat at 300 a gal: 0.6 gal; rounded up to whole gal: 1.
Prep and supplies
- Exterior elastomeric caulk 13 tube Trim 300 ft + (Windows 14 each × 14), one per 40: 12.4 tube; rounded up to whole tube: 13.
- Masking paper and film 1 lot A fixed 1: 1 lot.
- Scrapers, brushes, rollers and drop cloths 1 lot A fixed 1: 1 lot.
Left out: Lift rental (only when Access is A lift).
Labor
- Exterior siding painting 1,800 sq ft Siding area 1,800 sq ft: 1,800 sq ft.
- Trim painting 300 ft Trim 300 ft: 300 ft.
- Door painting 2 each Doors 2 each: 2 each.
What it leaves out
- Pressure washing
- Rotted wood replacement
- Lead paint abatement
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.