Interior paints / exterior paints: costing home painting and decorating jobs

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To calculate the cost of your paint job, enter all applicable figures in the appropriate column.
Click Calculate to evaluate the cost of the job. Use alternate cases to compare different variables. Example figures in R, litres and metres appear in Case I.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Price of paint per litre, R:
Number of coats of paint:
Coverage/spreading rate (m²/litre):
Total area (in m²): Calculate interior area
Years of service expected:
Cost of surface preparation, (R):
Cost of applying the paint, (R):
	Calculate	Calculate	Calculate

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Number of litres needed:
Cost of paint, (R):
Total cost of the job, (R):
Cost per metre squared, (R):
Cost per metre squared per year, (R):
% of job cost for paint:
% of job cost for labour:

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