FIELD ESTIMATING FOR INDEPENDENT PAINTERS

Walk the job.
Quote before you leave.

Turn a spoken walkthrough into organized room scope, a margin-aware estimate, and a customer-ready proposal—without rebuilding the job at night.

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✓ Room-first workflow✓ Your rates set the price✓ No credit card
Independent painter reviewing a residential room while recording walkthrough notes on a phone
On-site walkthroughCapture scope while it's in front of you.
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ROOMS
Living RoomReady
KitchenReview
Primary BedroomReady
LIVING ROOM

Scope review

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Walls2 coats · Eggshell
$1,240
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Who moves the furniture?Answer before finalizing this room
Customer price $4,860Estimated margin 34.2%
THE REAL COST OF A MISSED DETAIL

The quote is won—or lost—during the walkthrough.

Notes scattered across paper, photos and memory turn into late-night admin. A missed ceiling, closet or prep item turns into unpaid work. PaintMargin keeps the scope connected while the job is still in front of you.

HOW IT WORKS

From walkthrough to proposal, in one flow.

01

Walk and talk

Speak naturally while you move through the job. Keep your attention on the room—not a clipboard.

02

Review every room

PaintMargin organizes scope room by room and brings missing details back to you before they become change orders.

03

Set the price

Use your own rates, see the cost and margin, then leave the walkthrough with a proposal ready to send.

CAPTURE

Measure the room

Keep dimensions, openings and finishes connected to the room they belong to.

PRICE

Check the margin

Review customer price, estimated cost and margin before the quote goes out.

PROPOSE

Review it together

Present a clear scope and price while the walkthrough is still fresh.

BUILT AROUND HOW PAINTERS ESTIMATE

AI catches scope.
You set the price.

01

Room-first

Scope, measurements, finishes and items stay attached to the room where the work happens.

02

Your rates

AI helps capture the work. It never decides what you charge the customer.

03

Margin visible

See estimated cost, gross profit and target margin before the quote leaves your hands.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Clear scope starts with clear answers.

Who is PaintMargin for?

PaintMargin is designed for independent painters and small painting companies that estimate residential work in the field.

Does AI decide what I charge?

No. AI helps organize room scope and identify missing details. Your own rates, costs and margin targets determine the price.

Can I create an estimate without AI?

Yes. The manual room-first workflow remains available so your quoting process never depends on AI.

Will it work on my phone?

PaintMargin is being built as a responsive web app for phones, tablets and desktop browsers.

Is customer job data public?

No. Workspaces are isolated by account, and raw job-site photos are designed to remain private.

PROTECT THE WORK. PROTECT THE MARGIN.

Your next quote should be ready before you leave the driveway.

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