Exterior painting and staining survey
Elevation by elevation: walls and gables, trim, soffits, doors and shutters, decks and fences to stain, gallons per product.
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What you measure
The template's tables and their columns, as the app shows them. Calculated columns fill in as you type.
Walls and gables
- ElevationChoices: Front Back Left side Right side Other
- SurfaceChoices: Wall Gable
- CladdingChoices: Wood siding Vinyl or aluminum siding Fiber cement Engineered wood Stucco Brick Other
- Length
- Height
- Wall area calculated
- Gable area calculated
- Openings
- Area to paint calculated
- Product
- Coats
- Spread rate
- Paint calculated
- Notes
Trim, soffits and fascia
- ItemChoices: Fascia Soffit Window trim Door trim Corner boards Gutters and downspouts Railing Other
- Run length
- Width
- Trim area calculated
- Product
- Coats
- Spread rate
- Trim paint calculated
- Notes
Doors and shutters
- ItemChoices: Entry door Garage door Shutter Other
- Number of doors and shutters
- Area of one, each side painted
- Door and shutter area calculated
- Product
- Coats
- Spread rate
- Door and shutter paint calculated
- Notes
Decks, fences and railings
- ItemChoices: Deck floor Stairs Railing Fence Pergola Other
- Length or run
- Width or height
- Sides
- Area to stain calculated
- Product
- Coats
- Stain spread rate
- Stain calculated
- Notes
About this template
Walk a house elevation by elevation: walls and gables less the openings, trim, soffits and fascia, doors and shutters, then decks, fences and railings to stain, with the gallons per product from your coats and the spread rate on the data sheet.
Guide and sources
Walk the house elevation by elevation. In Walls and gables, add each wall with its length and height, and each gable as a triangle (the sheet halves it), then the windows and doors you will not paint. Add the fascia, soffits and trim by run length and width, and count the doors and shutters with the area of one.
For each row, name the product, the coats and the spread rate from its data sheet: the sheet gives the gallons per product, rounded up once. Makers give a range per gallon at the film they recommend, two coats on bare wood and one or two on sound paint; rough or porous surfaces take more, and none of them includes losses.
In Wood to stain, add decks, stairs, railings and fences, with 2 sides for a fence stained on both faces. Note the year built: lead paint is possible in houses built before 1978 in the US and 1990 in Canada, so plan lead-safe work practices. Check the application temperature on the data sheet before you book the job.
Sources
- Benjamin Moore, Aura Exterior Manufacturer data
- Sherwin-Williams, Duration Exterior Manufacturer data
- Benjamin Moore, Regal Select Exterior Manufacturer data
- Sansin, Dec deck stain Manufacturer data
- Sansin, SDF stain Manufacturer data
- Cabot, Semi-Transparent stain Manufacturer data
- Olympic, Elite stain Manufacturer data
- EPA RRP, 40 CFR 745 Government
- Sico, Expert exterior Manufacturer data
- Health Canada, lead paint Government
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