Paint jobs — quoted clean, paid faster.
Interior repaints, exteriors, cabinets, that accent wall the customer keeps changing. SideWRK estimates it, sends a branded invoice with your license number, photos the work, and shows your real profit.
See it in action
Tap a screen to open the live painter demo — the whole app, loaded with a sample business. No signup, nothing to install.
The seams are gone.
The paint call was always coming — same wall, same week.
One app, every trade.
Multi-Trade — $39/mo for all 42 trades.
Built for painter side work — in one app
Branded estimates & invoices
Prep, primer, and coats broken out line by line on a numbered estimate with your name, logo, and license number — sent before the tape is even up. It reads professional because it is.
Customers approve from their phone
The homeowner gets a branded link, sees the scope and the photos, and taps Approve — logged with name, time, and amount. Add a ceiling mid-job and they approve the new number before you roll it.
Real profit, not just revenue
Paint and sundries carry a private "your cost" the customer never sees. The Money tab shows what the repaint actually made you after materials — not just what you bid.
Photos that document the work
Shoot the peeling siding, the patched drywall, the finished walls in good light. Before-and-after photos sell paint work better than any pitch — and they stay on the job.
One flow, start to paid
One job carries the whole repaint — estimate, approval, invoice, payment — and flips to Paid on its own when the balance hits zero.
Pre-1978 lead, flagged
Painting a pre-1978 home triggers federal EPA RRP lead-safe rules. SideWRK flags it right on the job so it's never a surprise — the requirement surfaced, with the pamphlet and certification left to you. Never legal advice.
From first call to "paid" in three steps
Write it up
Add the customer and the rooms, then the work — prep, paint, coats, a photo of the surfaces. Send the branded estimate the same visit.
Send it
They see the scope, the photos, and the price, and tap Approve from their phone. Logged, automatically.
Get paid
It becomes a numbered invoice with your license on it. Record the payment and the repaint's real profit lands in Money.
What should a painter charge?
Painting is priced by the square foot or per room, and prep is where the real time goes. Here's how it's priced, plus free calculators to find your number.
Per square foot or per room
Interiors are often priced per room or per square foot of wall and ceiling; exteriors by the square foot of siding. Two coats price higher than one.
Prep and coats
Patching, sanding, caulking, and priming is the hidden labor — a heavy-prep room costs far more than a clean repaint, regardless of size.
Height, trim, paint grade
Tall ceilings, detailed trim, dark-to-light color changes, and premium paint all raise the number.
Painting cost calculator
Rooms, coats, and ceilings. Price the repaint before the tape goes up.
These tools run free right here — inside SideWRK they fill your estimate for you →
Painter guides from the field
Written for the business side of the work — pricing, getting customers, and keeping them. Free to read, no signup.
One price. Every trade you run.
Single Trade
- Up to 100 customers, unlimited jobs
- Branded estimates & invoices
- License # on every invoice
- Customer approvals + photos
- Real profit tracking
Multi-Trade
- Everything in Single, plus:
- All trades unlocked
- In-app trade switcher
- One client list across trades
- For the do-it-all operator
Pro
- Everything in Multi-Trade, plus:
- Unlimited customers — Single & Multi cap at 100
- Your Google & Yelp review links on your public page
- AI estimate drafting — photos in, priced lines out
Painter FAQ
Can customers approve the estimate from their phone?
Yes — send a branded link; they review the scope and photos and tap Approve, logged with their name, the time, and the amount.
Do I need to install anything?
No — SideWRK runs in any phone browser, nothing to download. Everything syncs to the cloud, so your phone on the job and your laptop at night see the same data.
Can I run more than one trade?
Yes — with the Multi-Trade plan every trade is unlocked and you switch between them in a tap, sharing one customer list.
What should a painter charge?
Painting is priced per room or per square foot, with two coats costing more than one, and prep — patching, sanding, priming — driving the real labor. Tall ceilings, trim detail, and paint grade raise the number. Use the free hourly rate calculator to find your number.
How much does it cost?
Single Trade is $24/month for one trade. Multi-Trade is $39/month for every trade. Pro is $89/month for full-time operators. Every plan starts with 14 free days — no card required. You're only charged after you pick a plan. There's no permanent free tier.
Wondering what to charge? How to price Painter jobs — with real numbers →
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