Interior, exterior, residential, commercial — your prep is meticulous. Your quoting should be too.
Every painter faces these same challenges. You're not alone.
Underestimate paint and you're back to the shop mid-job. Overestimate and your margins disappear. Getting quantities right is critical.
Prep, primer, undercoat, topcoat — big painting jobs happen in stages but billing and scheduling gets complicated quickly.
Client changes colour choice after primer goes on. Scope creep happens when colour decisions aren't locked in upfront.
Painting is highly competitive. Client calls 5 painters — whoever quotes first usually gets the job, but accuracy can't be sacrificed.
Six powerful tools designed specifically for trades like yours.
Full exterior repaint weatherboard house — paint quantities, prep time, and labour calculated from actual surface areas and your rates.
Example: 3-bed weatherboard exterior: wash, sand, fill, spot prime, 2 coats. Paint calculator shows: 25L undercoat, 35L topcoat, 120 hours labour. Total: $8,900.
Can't answer phone with wet hands or while spray painting? ArcVoice captures enquiries and books quotes professionally.
Example: Spray painting garage when client calls about kitchen repaint. ArcVoice books quote for Thursday 6pm (after work hours), takes colour preferences.
See every painting project stage — prep complete, primer done, undercoat applied, topcoat scheduled. Know which jobs are ready for payment.
Example: Job tracker: Wilson exterior (prep complete, priming tomorrow), Smith interior (undercoat done, topcoat Monday), Jones kitchen (quoted).
Painting quotes compete on speed and price. Quick, professional follow-up wins work while competitors are still measuring up.
Example: Exterior painting quote sent Tuesday morning. ArcChase follows up Wednesday evening: 'Colour chart attached, start date available Monday'.
Interior vs exterior, residential vs commercial, spray vs brush — know which types of painting work deliver the best hourly rates.
Example: Margin comparison: Interior work $65/sqm, Exterior work $45/sqm, Commercial $38/sqm. Spray work 40% faster than brush application.
Quote approved → paint ordered with colour codes → delivery scheduled → job planned → client gets start date with weather contingencies.
Example: Kitchen repaint approved → Dulux paint ordered (Antique White USA) → delivery Friday → prep starts Monday → painting Wednesday if weather holds.
From job description to quote sent in under a minute.
Quick voice note or text description of what needs doing.
"Full exterior repaint 3-bed weatherboard. Wash, sand, fill, spot prime, 2 coats. Includes all paint and materials."
AI pulls from your price books and calculates everything automatically.
Professional quote appears in Fergus, ready to send to client.
One click sends a professional quote with your branding.
Seamless integration with the tools you already use.
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