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Estimation of Material Quantity for
Various DIY Projects
Note: The answers obtained in DIY projects are
rounded to two decimal places.
Note: Material estimation results depend on variables
that are preprogrammed by default or user
programmed.
i) Project : Paint
Find how many gallons / quarts / pints of paint are needed
to cover the wall when the area of the wall is given, or find
the coverage area when the qty. of paint (in gals.) is known.
Key
Display
Example: To calculate how many quarts of paint will be
needed to cover a wall measuring 8’ x 20’.
How many gallons / quarts / pints?
[ON/C]
0.
8[Feet][X]20[Feet][=] 160.
SQ FEET
[Paint]
0.46
GL
[Paint]
1.83
QT
[Paint]
3.66 Pt
Example: How many square feet will 10 gallons of paint
cover?
[ON/C]
0.
10[Shift][Coverage]
3500.00
SQ FEET
Key
Display
[Paint]
10.00
GL
ii) Project : Wallpaper
Find the number of rolls of wallpaper needed when the
coverage area is given, or find the coverage area when
the quantity of wallpaper used is known.
Key
Display
Example: To calculate the number of wallpaper rolls
needed for a wall measuring 8’ x 20’ .
[ON/C]
0.
8[Feet][X]20[Feet][=] 160.
SQ FEET
[Wallpaper]
2.86
ROLL
Example: How many square feet will 12 rolls of wallpaper
cover?
[ON/C]
0.
12 [Wallpaper]
672. 00
SQ FEET
[Wallpaper]
12.00
ROLL
CONTINUED
