@paintcrewnotes: The spread rate on the can is per coat. Bid it like one coat and you're short half the paint. Even paint-and-primer in one: Benjamin Moore's data sheet for Regal Select recommends two coats for full color. One coat dries to 1.3-1.5 mils, and the 400-450 sq ft per gallon is per coat. Bid math: sq ft x coats / spread rate = gallons. 12x12 room, 8 ft walls: 384 sq ft x 2 coats = 768 sq ft. 768 / 400-450 = 1.7-1.9, so 2 gallons, not 1 (walls only, before doors and windows). Bid one coat and that second gallon comes out of your margin. Do you bid by coats or by gallons? Follow for more pro painting tips. #paintingcontractor #painter #estimating #paintingbusiness #professionalpainter

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