A growing number of private, multiemployer pension plans are projected to become insolvent over the coming years, as is the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the government entity that insures them. Absent substantial reform, the PBGC will be unable to pay promised benefits to the retirees of the failed pension plans that it insures.
One gallon of paint typically covers 350 square feet. However, a gallon of primer usually only covers about 200 square feet. The exact amount needed depends on brand, paint type, the surface and the application method.
Luckily, my boyfriend's dad was a contractor, and he's spent many hours with a roller in hand. But not all first-time painters are so fortunate, so here are a few things I learned on my first go-round: â¢ I had read that one gallon of paint would cover about 350 square feet.