09 91 23
Interior Wall & Ceiling Painting
PVA primer plus two coats of latex or acrylic enamel on drywall, plaster, and masonry wall surfaces.
TRADE 09 — COMMERCIAL PAINTING
COMMERCIAL PAINTING ESTIMATING
Itemized interior and exterior coating takeoffs for drywall surfaces, structural steel, dryfall ceilings, and doors — delivered in 24–48 hours.
- 24–48h
- Turnaround
- ±2%
- Accuracy
- 100%
- Gallon Yield Audited
DIVISION 09
Interior/exterior wall, dryfall ceiling, & door frame enamel takeoff
OVERVIEW
WHERE PAINTING BIDS FAIL
Ignoring wall heights above 10 feet, miscalculating primer absorption on new drywall, and uncounted door frame counts destroy painting contractor profits.
01 HIGH-WALL LIFT LABOR
Scaffolding & Scissor Lifts
Walls over 10' high priced at standard ground-level production rates without factoring boom/scissor lift equipment costs.
02 PRIMER & COAT COUNTS
PVA Primer Omissions
Bidding a 2-coat paint spec without accounting for PVA primer sealer absorption on Level 4/5 raw drywall assemblies.
03 STRUCTURAL STEEL & DECK
Dryfall Surface Multipliers
Exposed deck and open web joists calculated as simple floor area without applying true 1.5x–2.5x surface area expansion factors.
04 UNCOUNTED OPENING SIDES
Hollow Metal Frame Unit Counts
Door frames, window mullions, and access panels left out of unit-count paint line items on bid day.
SCOPE OF WORK
WHAT WE QUANTIFY
Complete Division 09 painting takeoffs separated by substrate material, coat count, and application method.
09 91 13
Exterior Elastomeric & Masonry Coatings
High-build waterproof elastomeric wall coatings, acrylic masonry primers, and concrete stain applications on exterior facades.
09 91 23.21
Exposed Deck & Structural Dryfall Spray
Waterborne and solvent dryfall spray coatings on open web steel joists, corrugated metal decking, and mechanical piping.
09 91 23.31
Doors, Frames & Trim Enamels
Direct-to-metal (DTM) primer and urethane alkyd enamel coatings on hollow metal doors, frames, and wood trim.
09 96 00
High-Performance Epoxy Coatings
Two-component waterborne and solvent epoxies for interior wet areas, commercial kitchens, stairwells, and mechanical rooms.
09 91 00.10
Surface Prep, Masking & Caulking
Surface sanding, spackling, seam caulking, flooring protection paper, and window/glass masking square feet.
BID 2X FASTER
Turnaround in 24–48 hours to bid more commercial painting packages.
BID TIGHTER
Exact paint gallon formulas based on specified dry mil film thickness.
DEFEND SCOPE
Color-coded plan markups separating 1-coat, 2-coat, epoxy, and dryfall areas.
SCALE CAPACITY
Surge capacity for bidding large commercial office, hotel, and school projects.
STAY CONSISTENT
Standardized Excel files formatted for Sherwin-Williams and PPG supplier quotes.
PROCESS
HOW WE WORK
Four predictable steps, backed by a named deliverable at every stage.
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01
Intake
Submit architectural plans, elevation sheets, room finish schedules, and Division 09 spec sheets. Scope confirmed upfront.
SCOPE CONFIRMED -
02
Review
Wall paint systems matched against room schedules. High-wall lift requirements logged as RFIs.
RFI LOG -
03
Takeoff
Wall net square feet digitized in Planswift with deductions for large openings and door frame counts.
MARKED-UP PLANS -
04
Delivery
Excel takeoff with total paint gallon requirements and labor hours delivered with a review call.
BID PACKAGE
PROJECT PROOF
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WORK
Corporate Office Tower
PVA primer + 2 coats acrylic latex, 450 hollow metal door frames, accent wall paint
Commercial Retail Center
Flat black dryfall ceiling spray on open web joists, high-wall scissor lift labor
Medical Center Exterior
High-build elastomeric wall coating, block filler primer, window frame caulking & masking
WHY P2C
TRADE-EXPERIENCED ESTIMATORS
We are commercial painting estimators who convert wall areas into exact gallon requirements based on substrate porosity and dry mil film thickness.
- Commercial painting estimator & field PM experience
- Mil thickness paint volume math per manufacturer TDS
- Exposed deck open web joist area expansion factors
- Color-coded wall markups by paint system code
- RFI log flagging finish schedule vs architectural elevation conflicts
- Excel output formatted for direct paint supplier purchasing
DELIVERABLES
PLANS TO PRECISION
Every gallon of primer, finish coat, and linear foot of door frame trim is calculated directly from architectural drawings.
- Net & gross wall area paint workbook
- Color-coded floor & elevation plan markups
- Paint gallon & 5-gal bucket calculator
- Door frame & window trim line item schedule
- RFI log for spec discrepancies
- Bid-day paint store order export sheet
- MEASUREMENT
- SF / Gallons / EA
- SOFTWARE
- Planswift & Bluebeam
- FORMATS
- Unlocked Excel & PDF
- COVERAGE BASIS
- 350–400 SF/gal per Coat
FAQ
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
We apply surface expansion multipliers to the floor plan square footage — typically 1.5x for fluted deck and 2.0x to 2.5x for open web steel joists — to accurately capture overspray and true surface area.
Yes. Hollow metal doors and frames are itemized as individual unit counts (each side), while running base trim and crown molding are measured in linear feet.
Walls over 10' high are separated into dedicated high-work takeoff buckets that include scissor lift rental allowances and reduced painter square-foot-per-hour production rates.
We require architectural floor plans, interior elevations, door/frame schedules, room finish schedules, and Division 09 91 00 specification sheets.
Standard commercial painting takeoff packages are completed in 24–48 hours depending on building square footage.
NEXT STEP
READY TO BID YOUR NEXT COMMERCIAL PAINTING PACKAGE?
Upload your drawings. We confirm room finish schedules and paint system specs before work starts.