Rule #1 in the painting business: Do not listen to the people in the paint department at the big box store.(which is what home depot had told me).
However, my understanding from previous posts is that the super is correctly using a roller and not a sprayer - is this incorrect? Should he, in fact, be using a sprayer?
Sounds about right. a 200 sq ft room takes about 4 hours. However, would a spray make this any more efficient - or still with the roll?Here is a simple formula
SqFT/number of feet painted per hour= time the job should take
Example 20x20 office space with walls that are 10 foot high = 800 Sqft wall space to paint. I will assume drop-in ceilings and a rubber base molding.
If he can cut and roll 200 feet per hour that is a 4 hour job. You will have to determine want he can cut and roll per hour. Factor to consider are is he having to change colors, is there trim, crown molding etc. You can determine what he can paint by knowing when he starts a job and checking back in 15 minutes. Multiply by 4 and you should have a ball park figure.
Well the rooms are an empty space. no trim or molding. just 4 white walls, can't paint the floor or ceiling - no hvac grid to avoild either - just light switch and outlets.With protecting and masking all the non-spray surfaces, running, cleaning and maintaining a sprayer, then pulling all the protection and disposing of it...:no:
