# Fired Earth Eggshell

Woodwork paint · Fired Earth

Fired Earth Eggshell covers 14 m² a litre and takes 2 coats, by Fired Earth's own figures.
Source: Fired Earth, Fired Earth Eggshell product information sheet (dated August 2024), read 12 October 2026.

What it is for, in the maker's words: “Suitable for use on primed woodwork, primed iron and steel surfaces, MDF, aluminum, copper and PVC” (Fired Earth Eggshell product information sheet (dated August 2024), read 12 October 2026).

The woodwork of a 3 × 4 m room (one face of a door and its architrave, a window's frame and board, and the skirting: 3.73 m²) needs 0.586 L: 1 × 750 ml to buy.

## Coverage

Fired Earth states 14 m² a litre. The maker's words: “14m2 per litre”.
- Bare, rough or absorbent surfaces: A maker's coverage is their best case, on a smooth sealed surface: bare, rough or absorbent wood takes more.
- A strong change of colour: Going from a dark colour to a light one, or the other way, can take another coat, and each extra coat is the paint of one coat again.
- Waste and touch-ups: The room table adds 10% for what stays in the tray and on the brush and for touching up: BuildBatch's generic example, not the maker's. The tin-by-tin figures add nothing.
- Doors, windows and skirting of another size: The table counts one door, one window and skirting 119 mm high with an architrave 69 mm wide, the planner's typical sizes. Panelled doors, deep skirting, more doors or a radiator take more: the planner counts your own.

## Coats

Fired Earth gives 2 coats for Fired Earth Eggshell, in these words: “Two coats over a suitably primed surface are recommended for maximum protection (acts as own undercoat)”.

## Tin sizes

| Tin | One coat | 2 coats |
|---|---|---|
| 750 ml | 10.5 m² | 5.25 m² |
| 2.5 L | 35 m² | 17.5 m² |

Arithmetic on the maker's figure: the litres in the tin times the coverage per litre, with nothing added for waste.

## How much for the woodwork of a room

| Room | In feet | Woodwork to paint | Paint needed | Tins to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 × 3 m | 8.2 × 9.8 ft | 3.37 m² | 0.53 L | 1 × 750 ml |
| 3 × 3 m | 9.8 × 9.8 ft | 3.49 m² | 0.548 L | 1 × 750 ml |
| 3 × 4 m | 9.8 × 13.1 ft | 3.73 m² | 0.586 L | 1 × 750 ml |
| 4 × 4 m | 13.1 × 13.1 ft | 3.97 m² | 0.623 L | 1 × 750 ml |
| 4 × 5 m | 13.1 × 16.4 ft | 4.2 m² | 0.661 L | 1 × 750 ml |

Each room has one internal door and one window of 1.2 × 1.1 m: one face of the door, its architrave 69 mm wide, a strip round the window and skirting 119 mm high; 2 coats; 10% extra for waste, BuildBatch's generic example. Worked out by the planner when the site was built.

Start a list for a 3 × 4 m room with this paint's figures: https://buildbatch.co.uk/start/#v=1&job=paint&walls=none&ceiling=none&woodwork=paint&trim=none&units=m&length=4&width=3&height=2.4&door=0.762x1.981&window=1.2x1.1&surface=sound&subfloor=unsure&ground=unsure&fitting=unsure&woodpaint=custom&woodpaint.coats=2&woodpaint.coverage=14&woodpaint.extra=10&woodpaint.tins=0.75,2.5&woodpaint.examples=extra&end=22

## Where to buy it

The page has the shops' own searches for it, and any link there that is paid for is marked Ad: https://buildbatch.co.uk/products/fired-earth-eggshell/#where-to-buy. BuildBatch sells nothing and compares no prices.

## Questions

**How much does a litre of Fired Earth Eggshell cover?** Fired Earth states 14 m² a litre for Fired Earth Eggshell (Fired Earth Eggshell product information sheet (dated August 2024), read 12 October 2026). A maker's coverage is their best case, on a smooth sealed surface.

**How much does a 2.5 litre tin of Fired Earth Eggshell cover?** At the maker's figure a 2.5 L tin covers 35 m² in one coat, or 17.5 m² in 2 coats. That is the litres times the coverage per litre, with nothing added for waste.

**How many coats does Fired Earth Eggshell need?** Fired Earth gives 2 coats for Fired Earth Eggshell, in these words: “Two coats over a suitably primed surface are recommended for maximum protection (acts as own undercoat)”.

**How much Fired Earth Eggshell for the woodwork of a 3 × 4 m room?** The woodwork of a 3 × 4 m room (one face of a door and its architrave, a window's frame and board, and the skirting: 3.73 m²) needs 0.586 L: 1 × 750 ml to buy. The skirting is 119 mm high and the architrave 69 mm wide, the planner's typical sizes, 2 coats, with 10% extra for waste.

**What is Fired Earth Eggshell for?** Fired Earth says: “Suitable for use on primed woodwork, primed iron and steel surfaces, MDF, aluminum, copper and PVC” (Fired Earth Eggshell product information sheet (dated August 2024), read 12 October 2026).

**What tin sizes does Fired Earth Eggshell come in?** The catalogue lists 750 ml and 2.5 L. A shop may not stock every size.

## Where the figures come from

- Fired Earth, Fired Earth Eggshell product information sheet (dated August 2024) (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0903/9822/8863/files/paint-eggshell-advice.pdf?v=1741183681): coverage, coats and what it is for, read 12 October 2026.

Written with AI tools; not yet checked by a tradesperson. Follow the tin's own instructions.

The page: https://buildbatch.co.uk/products/fired-earth-eggshell/