painting walls - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Bill · 02-25-2008, 07:17 PM

How many square feet per hour can 1 man paint an 8' high wall?
Empty room
No obstructions at all
with a roller

Thag · 02-25-2008, 07:21 PM

How long does it take a sheep to wag its tail twice?

plazaman · 02-25-2008, 07:35 PM

empty room? Just rolling?

Steve Richards · 02-25-2008, 08:13 PM

1000..maybe 1200 ..no obstructions at all isn't very common, for me anyhow. Maybe if I was painting a warehouse or something... But then I'd be spraying.

Bill · 02-25-2008, 08:24 PM

This is a basement I am re doing. Installing drywall, prime paint then hang drop ceiling. Another man had started and you should had seen the mess. Studs sat with the 3-1/2" left to right, bottom plate on 1-1/2" edge, walls about 2" out of plumb, wall built tight around furnace, could not even get your hands between the studs and the unit, drop ceiling looked like a drunk installed it, we started to remove a few tiles and the florescent lights came crashing down because they were not secured by wire, there were open electrical connections between BX and Romex cable (No junction box) plumbing all screwed up. Terrible work. Wound up tearing it all down and starting over.

Thag · 02-25-2008, 08:42 PM

What is the size of the room to be painted?

Sir Mixalot · 02-25-2008, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abp

This is a basement I am re doing. Installing drywall, prime paint then hang drop ceiling. Another man had started and you should had seen the mess. Studs sat with the 3-1/2" left to right, bottom plate on 1-1/2" edge, walls about 2" out of plumb, wall built tight around furnace, could not even get your hands between the studs and the unit, drop ceiling looked like a drunk installed it, we started to remove a few tiles and the florescent lights came crashing down because they were not secured by wire, there were open electrical connections between BX and Romex cable (No junction box) plumbing all screwed up. Terrible work. Wound up tearing it all down and starting over.

That guy is living the HIGH LIFE now.

lornmastro · 02-27-2008, 07:43 PM

I don't know whether I'd be smiling with electric cord running thru my pool. lol