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Work out the all-in painting cost per square foot in India across economy, premium and luxury emulsion tiers.
This calculator works out the all-in painting cost per square foot as (paint + primer + putty + labour) divided by the paintable area, and shows it side by side for economy, premium and luxury interior emulsion. Paint volume comes from the spreading rate on the tin — litres = area x coats / spreading rate — and the paint is then bought in the cheapest combination of 1 L, 4 L, 10 L and 20 L packs. It is aimed at homeowners checking a painter's quote and at contractors pricing a job.
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Shows what share of the per-sq-ft rate is paint and what share is the painter.
Costlier paint spreads further, so the gap on the wall is smaller than the gap on the tin.
Solves for the least-cost set of 1 L, 4 L, 10 L and 20 L packs for the litres you need.
For interior walls it typically lands between about 18 and 35 rupees per square foot all-in, with labour usually the largest single component at roughly 12 to 25 rupees per square foot and paint adding 5 to 15 depending on the tier. Enter your own quoted rates, because city, scope and whether putty is included move the number more than the paint brand does.
One litre of interior acrylic emulsion covers roughly 130 to 150 square feet in one coat on a smooth puttied wall, premium emulsions reach 150 to 170, and acrylic distemper covers around 90 to 110. Coverage drops sharply on rough plaster, on porous fresh surfaces and when going from a dark colour to a light one.
Painters quote on the paintable wall and ceiling area, not carpet area. A common site rule of thumb is that wall area works out to roughly three to three and a half times the floor area for a standard-height room, but measure wall by wall for anything you are committing money to.
Often not — many quotes cover only the finish coats, and putty plus primer are charged separately or omitted from a low headline rate. Putty alone consumes roughly one kilogram per fifteen square feet for two coats, so it is worth confirming in writing before comparing two quotes.
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