I haven’t shot a whole house of orange peel in a while, but I have been asked to do so on a new house that took 200 sheets of rock = 9600 sq ft.
I always used all purpose joint compound before, so that is what I am comfortable with.
The question is, how many boxes am I going to need to do this texture with my hand held hopper? Is there a ‘rule of thumb ‘ about how many boxes/sheet of drywall?
Then they want me to use my airless to spray on primer and paint. I calculated the primer at 400 sqft/gal, comes out to 24 gallons?? Seems like a lot, as I don’t really think will get that amount of coverage with an airless, probably get closer to 300 sqft/gal, so 32 gallons?
So that led me to figuring out how much paint – figure 2 coats, average 250 sqft/gal/coat = 77 gallons??? That can’t be right.
Where is the error in my way of thinking?
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primer after texture???
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Naw. On new construction, I prime w/ PVA before spraying texture. So how much primer/mud/paint do I need?_______________________________________________________________
I just want you to feel you are doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed. - Fezzik the giant
since it was mud texture and new I wundered...
250 / 275 SF per gal primer...
DW mud ... no clue...
use bag texture....
mix thickness/application/over spray/ and all the rest of those variables change cover rates something fierce...
bag texture is so much easier... nicer job.. $$$$ goes further... can use an airless with the right tip..
mix the texture in a trash can several days before application and let it age.....texture has a binder in it so that is why I asked if you were gonna prime after texture..
rock, finish, texture and then prime seems to be the way now adays...
Wini's house would take 6 to 8 bags if you were to do hers..... even at ten bags it would be a deal..
50# goes a long ways and does one serious bunch of SF... makes life so much nicer too...
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Edited 3/14/2007 12:35 pm by IMERC
I come up with the same figures here, also agree on the texture material and prep.
There's a calc on the box that I've used, and it's pretty close. That all depends on how wet and dense you texture. The last I did was a 15X7 BR, with two windows, three doors, and it took about 2-3 boxes, IIRC. Light knock down.
Wow. That seems like a lot of mud. That comes out to 457 sqft, neglecting openings, one hopper full should more than cover that with a light orange peel. I usually texture over my own taping, which I get really smooth, so I'm not using the texture to bury anything. In this case, I am texturing someone else's job, not sure why, and I haven't seen what it looks like yet.
Using your 450 sqft room = 2 boxes :
9600/450 X 2 bxs = 43 boxes
I'm thinking it should take maybe 10-12 boxes, max....but I just don't remember._______________________________________________________________
I just want you to feel you are doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed. - Fezzik the giant
Gotta amend that. There was a large bath and a closet. This was also a valted ceiling in the BR at about 11' or so. The bath was partially valted also. Had some left over, so it probably was 2 boxes. I generally thin with a quart of water per box and use a 3/16" tip for a medium texture to hide blemishes, as this was a remodel. I know I used at least 3 hoppers, maybe more. Had to get on a scaffold to do the high stuff. PITA.
Here's the skinny:
Got 30 gal of primer, took 27.5, one coat
Got 40 gal of paint, took 37.5, two coats
Got 12 bags of texture, took 2, medium-heavy splatter
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heres my guess,500 sq ft per box =20 boxes. i would also consider if i run out do i have to drive 50 miles in the middle of job. if so i would have plenty of extra,take back what i didn't need.
i'm with you on the paint,your calc. seems right at 400sq per gal. but a total of a 100 gals of paint/primer sitting there on the floor would look like enough paint for 4 house's. 9600 sq ft is pretty big,about 4500 sq ft house? larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.