Paint for a 9×16 room
2 gallons (buy 2 gal)
for two coats on 349 sq ft of wall: 8 ft ceilings, one door, two windows, 350 sq ft per gallon.
Paint for a 9×16 room by ceiling height
| Ceiling height | Wall area | 1 coat | 2 coats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 ft | 349 sq ft | 1 gal | 2 gal |
| 9 ft | 399 sq ft | 1.1 gal | 2.3 gal |
| 10 ft | 449 sq ft | 1.3 gal | 2.6 gal |
| 12 ft | 549 sq ft | 1.6 gal | 3.1 gal |
Wall area subtracts one door (21 sq ft) and two windows (15 sq ft each). Ceiling: 144 sq ft, 0.41 gal per coat.
How it’s worked out
- Perimeter: 2 × (16 + 9) = 50 ft.
- Wall area: 50 × 8 ft = 400 sq ft, minus 21 for the door and 30 for the windows = 349 sq ft.
- Two coats: 349 × 2 ÷ 350 = 1.99 gallons.
Change the numbers
Other room sizes
- 9×15 room
- 8×16 room
- 10×16 room
- 9×14 room
- 9×18 room
- 9×13 room
- 11×16 room
- 9×12 room
- 9×20 room
- 9×11 room
- 12×16 room
- 9×10 room
Questions
- How much paint do I need for a 9×16 room?
- About 2 gallons for two coats on the walls of a 9×16 room with 8 ft ceilings, one door and two windows: buy 2 gal. The ceiling takes another 0.4 gallons per coat.
- How many square feet of wall is a 9×16 room?
- 400 sq ft of wall with 8 ft ceilings, or about 349 sq ft after one door and two windows.
- How much does it cost to paint a 9×16 room?
- Paint for the walls costs about $80 at $40 a gallon. Professional painters typically charge $2 to $6 per square foot of floor area, about $288 to $864 here.