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Interior painting estimator template

Show homeowners two paint packages priced from the number of rooms they want painted. Ceilings, trim and doors, wall repairs and big colour changes are priced your way, and walls with major damage go to an assessment.

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Try it as a customer would

Brightwall Painting (sample business) Sample result: Three average rooms and one large room, trim and doors included, walls in good shape, a big colour change Before tax
Standard paint $3,700 CAD
Setup, protection and cleanup · $200 Small or average rooms · $1,350 Large rooms · $750 Trim and doors (small or average rooms) · $600 Trim and doors (large rooms) · $275 Extra coat for a big colour change · $525
Premium paint $4,420 CAD
Setup, protection and cleanup · $200 Small or average rooms · $1,725 Large rooms · $950 Trim and doors (small or average rooms) · $600 Trim and doors (large rooms) · $275 Extra coat for a big colour change · $669

Fictional business and sample prices. Preliminary estimate based on the answers; final pricing follows an assessment.

Questions included

  1. Number of small or average rooms
  2. Number of large rooms
  3. Paint the ceilings too? Yes · No
  4. Paint the trim and doors too? Yes · No
  5. Condition of the walls Good: a few nail holes Some repairs: cracks, dents or small patches Major repairs: water damage, large holes or peeling “I don't know” → shows a price range
  6. Is it a big colour change, such as dark to light? Yes · No

Prices you supply

  • Setup, protection and cleanup Your installed price for each package
  • Small or average rooms A price for each one
  • Large rooms A price for each one
  • Ceilings (small or average rooms) A price for each one
  • Ceilings (large rooms) A price for each one
  • Trim and doors (small or average rooms) A price for each one
  • Trim and doors (large rooms) A price for each one
  • Wall repair allowance A fixed extra when it applies
  • Extra coat for a big colour change A percentage of named items (sample: 25%)
  • Minimum job priceNo estimate shows less (sample: $800)
  • Assessment rule: Major wall repairsMajor repairs need a visit so we can see the damage before pricing.
  • Assessment rule: No rooms enteredAdd at least one room, or contact us to talk about your project.

How the price is worked out

Each package has a price per room. In the sample, 3 average rooms are $450 or $575 each and 1 large room is $750 or $950. Trim and doors add $200 per average room and $275 per large room, and setup, protection and cleanup is $200. A big colour change adds 25% of the room painting charges for the extra coat: $525 for Standard and $668.75 for Premium. Premium comes to $4,418.75, which rounds to the nearest $10. That gives $3,700 and $4,420 before tax.

The colour change percentage isn't applied to ceilings, trim or repairs. If the customer isn't sure about the wall condition, the estimate shows a range that includes your repair allowance. Major repairs ask for an assessment. No estimate shows less than the $800 minimum job price.

What you can change

  • Room sizes, packages and every price per room.
  • Ceiling, trim and repair prices, and the colour change percentage.
  • Which wall conditions go to an assessment.
  • Your minimum job price and rounding.

What still needs your visit

Actual room sizes, ceiling heights, the prep work the walls need and the colours chosen. The estimate shows its assumptions and says the price is preliminary.

Putting it on your website

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Used by: painting contractors.