For painting contractors
Painting contractor bidding software.
Interior repaints, exterior jobs, cabinet refinishing, color consults — the workflow most paint contractors actually run, priced for a one-person crew up to a 5-painter shop.
Three problems Painting contractors keep hitting.
Problem 1
Estimating room-by-room takes 30 minutes of pacing and counting walls — and the customer wants the price by tomorrow morning.
ProJobCalc: Walk the house with the voice estimator: 'Living room 12 by 14, two coats Benjamin Moore Regal Select, no ceiling, primer on the accent wall.' Sage extracts structured line items per room. By the time you're in the truck, the proposal's drafted.
Problem 2
Exterior pricing requires a wash + scrape + prime + paint sequence with different materials at each step, and your customers don't understand why 'just paint the house' is $7,000.
ProJobCalc: AI generator writes the scope-of-work narrative the way a customer reads it: 'Stage 1: power-wash. Stage 2: scrape + sand failing paint. Stage 3: oil-based primer on bare wood. Stage 4: two coats of premium exterior latex.' Becomes obvious why the number is the number.
Problem 3
Cabinet refinishing is high-margin but customers anchor on 'a coat of paint costs $300' — you need to defend the $4,000 quote.
ProJobCalc: Proposal template (Pro) includes the standard cabinet-refinishing sequence: remove doors → degloss → bond primer → two coats lacquer → reinstall. Customers see the labor.
Free Painting calculators.
No signup. No tier gate. The calculators below open straight to the math — save the result if you want, or just take the number and move on.
Painting Cost Calculator
Estimate interior and exterior painting jobs with prep, material, and labor.
Material Waste Factor Calculator
Calculate trade-specific waste percentages so you order enough material without over-buying.
Labor Burden Calculator
Convert a wage rate into a true burdened cost including taxes, insurance, workers comp, and PTO.
Markup vs Margin Converter
Convert between markup % and margin %. Most contractors confuse them — this tool prevents the $10k-a-year math error.
Painting Prep + Spray-Rate Calculator
Paint gallons by spray / roll / brush + surface type + coats, with separate prep-time line by prep severity (light through restoration).
Benchmarks (US averages, 2025).
Interior repaint (avg 2-bed)
$2,800 – $5,500
Exterior repaint (avg ranch)
$5,000 – $11,000
Cabinet refinish (kitchen)
$2,500 – $6,500
Typical margin
35–55%
These are reference ranges. Your actual pricing depends on local labor + material costs + your overhead. Use the calculator above for a defensible per-job number.
Painting questions.
Can the painting calculator price by sq ft of wall vs sq ft of floor?
Yes. The default is wall-sq-ft (more accurate); we also expose a quick-calc that takes floor-sq-ft + ceiling height + door/window subtraction for back-of-napkin estimates.
Do you support spray equipment + booth setups for cabinet work?
The calculator + AI proposal generator handle spray-vs-brush as an input. Booth/spray adds labor + material complexity (more coats, more sandable surface) which the proposal scope reflects.
Color consultations as a billable line item?
Yes — most painters charge $150–$400 for a color consult. Add it as a line item; the AI generator surfaces it in the scope.
Ready to send painting proposals faster?
Free tier is real. 21 calculators, unlimited estimates, up to 5 saved — no card to enter. If the AI proposal generator + voice estimator look useful, Pro is $19/mo with a 14-day trial.