Valspar’s UK range, preloaded
Valspar Premium Walls & Ceilings is loaded into this page’s paint calculator, at the 10 m² per litre that valsparpaint.co.uk gives for it, and its tins (1, 2.5 and 5 litres) become the can sizes. The other Valspar paints in the menu are Classic and Simplicity Walls & Ceilings, Premium Kitchen & Bathroom and, for outside walls, Premium Masonry. Valspar’s product pages send buyers to B&Q.
Because every Valspar paint here has the same coverage, switching between them changes only the tins on offer. That still matters: a room that needs 7 litres of Premium Walls & Ceilings is bought as one 5 litre and one 2.5 litre tin, while Premium Kitchen & Bathroom comes only in 2.5 litres, so the same walls take three tins of it.
One coat or two
Valspar’s own page calculator notes that its figures are for one coat, and its data sheets say to apply two. This calculator starts at two coats, which is why its answer can be about double the one on Valspar’s page for the same wall. Leave it at two unless you are refreshing the same colour over a sound wall, and add a third when you make a dramatic colour change, as the data sheets warn.
Measuring up
Measure every room along the floor and up to the ceiling, and count its doors and windows. If the ceiling stays white while the walls change colour, use the Ceiling in a different paint option to get two separate amounts.
Valspar paints in the calculator: the range sold in the UK
| Paint | For | Coverage, as stated | Tins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Walls & Ceilings | Walls | 10 m² per litre | 5 L, 2.5 L, 1 L |
| Classic Walls & Ceilings | Walls | 10 m² per litre | 5 L, 2.5 L |
| Simplicity Walls & Ceilings Pure Brilliant White | Walls | 10 m² per litre | 10 L, 5 L, 2.5 L |
| Premium Kitchen & Bathroom | Walls | 10 m² per litre | 2.5 L |
| Premium Masonry | Outside walls | 10 m² per litre | 10 L, 5 L, 2.5 L |
What one room takes in each
Two coats. Rooms: 4 × 3.5 m room with 2.5 m walls, one door, one window, walls and ceiling (ceiling only for a ceiling paint). Outside: 8 × 10 m house with 5.2 m walls and two gables.
| Paint | Area | Paint, 2 coats | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Walls & Ceilings (room, 10 m²/L) | 48.6 m² | 9.7 L | 2 × 5 L |
| Classic Walls & Ceilings (room, 10 m²/L) | 48.6 m² | 9.7 L | 2 × 5 L |
| Simplicity Walls & Ceilings Pure Brilliant White (room, 10 m²/L) | 48.6 m² | 9.7 L | 1 × 10 L |
| Premium Kitchen & Bathroom (room, 10 m²/L) | 48.6 m² | 9.7 L | 4 × 2.5 L |
| Premium Masonry (house, 10 m²/L) | 189.8 m² | 38 L | 4 × 10 L |
Coverage per coat for the Valspar range sold in the UK, from the maker's pages linked above, checked September 2026. Valspar and its product names are its owner's trademarks, used only to describe the products; Meadow Tools is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valspar.