Figure the whole room in seconds. Enter the room size (or your wall area), take out the doors and windows, and get the real takeoff — gallons of wall paint, ceiling, primer, trim, and tape — plus your material cost, your labor, and what to charge. Measured the right way, off wall area, not floor space.
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Material is maybe a fifth of a paint job; the rest is your cutting-in, your prep, your ladder time. So price the square footage honestly, then charge for the parts that eat hours: ceilings and trim, patching, dark walls that need an extra coat. A room quote that ignores prep is a quote you painted for free. Walk it first, write down what you see, and put a number on all of it.
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