Back office for painting & wall coverings

Written color sign-off before a single can opens

Interior and exterior painting plus wallpaper installation, removal, and repair — built around the trade's classic failure mode, with a hard gate of written customer sign-off on colors, finishes, and sheens before materials are ordered or crews dispatched.

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Configured for Painting & Wall Coverings

Not generic software. Your trade's operating system.

The painting pack covers in-home estimates, the color-approval hard gate, protection-first application, and walkthrough sign-off for painting, specialty finishes, and wall coverings.

TP-01

Color/finish hard gate

Nothing enters production without written sign-off on exact color codes, sheens, paint grades, and wallpaper item numbers — verbal 'that looks fine' is not approval; it is the trade's number-one dispute shield.

TP-02

Itemized proposals

Estimates break out prep, coats, paint grade, trim, and timeline room by room with a labor/material split — not a single lump number.

TP-03

Color confirmation photos

Open paint can labels are photographed next to the spec sheet or test patch, and wallpaper roll labels before hanging — visual proof the approved spec went on the wall.

Your workflow pack

Every phase configured before you log in.

Your back office ships with these phases built for Painting & Wall Coverings — tasks, checklists, and QA gates included.

Phase 1

Intake & Scheduling

Captures room sizes, photos, and project type; a preliminary range goes out fast, with the in-home estimate booked promptly.

Phase 2

Quote & Approval

An itemized line-item proposal is presented in-home; the signed proposal and deposit move the job into the production queue, and color approval must precede scheduling.

Phase 3

Painting

Floors and fixtures are protected, surfaces patched, caulked, and sanded, edges cut in and walls rolled in even passes — second coat only after full dry time.

Phase 4

Specialty Finishes

Color code and sheen verified against the signed spec sheet, test patch approved, compatible primer applied, then the finish coat with a final inspection pass.

Phase 5

Wall Coverings

Walls inspected for moisture and texture, old paper removed and walls repaired, plumb lines snapped, panels hung top-down with pattern matched.

Phase 6

QA & Closeout

The crew lead inspects first and fixes touch-ups, then walks the job with the customer — final payment only after written satisfaction.

Phase 7

Invoicing & Review

Progress payments per contract with materials passed through; review request and a paintversary anniversary check-in with maintenance tips.

Quoting, our way: Never start painting or cut wallpaper without written sign-off on exact colors, finishes, sheens, and wallpaper item numbers — verbal 'that looks fine' is not approval.

How a job flows

From first call to paid invoice.

Step 1

Estimate request

The customer submits room sizes, photos, and goals, and expects a fast preliminary range plus a booked in-home estimate visit.

Step 2

In-home estimate

The estimator measures every area, notes prep needs, and presents an itemized proposal — no firm quote without a site visit.

Step 3

Color approval hard gate

Colors are sampled on the actual wall in the room's own lighting; the customer gives written approval of exact names, numbers, and sheens before production starts.

Step 4

Booking and scheduling

The signed proposal and deposit place the job in the production queue with a firm start date, daily schedule, and crew-lead contact.

Step 5

Protected application

The crew masks and protects, preps surfaces, re-verifies color codes against the spec sheet before opening each can, and sends milestone updates.

Step 6

Walkthrough and touch-up kit

Final walkthrough with punch list, final payment on written satisfaction, and labeled leftover paint for future touch-ups.

Proof on every job

Evidence your customers can see.

Every Painting & Wall Coverings job carries photo and documentation standards — dispute prevention built into the workflow.

✓ Before/after photos every room/area, taken from the same angles.
✓ Color/finish confirmation photo — open paint can label (color name/number, sheen) next to the approved spec sheet or test patch; wallpaper roll label (item/run number) before hanging.
✓ Signed color/finish approval — written sign-off on exact color codes, sheens, and grades before work starts, stored in the job file.
✓ Prep documentation — photos of patched, sanded, and primed surfaces before finish coats go on.

Our boundary, stated plainly: We require on-wall test patches or digital renderings on photos of the actual space — we never promise an exact color match from a swatch seen under different lighting.

Pricing

One recovered job a month pays for it.

Your Deputy tiers for Painting & Wall Coverings: Per-project by area and surface condition. Same platform, configured for how painting & wall coverings work gets billed.

Launch

Owner-operators & 1–2 person shops

$179/mo

$499 one-time onboarding · $1,790/yr annual

Branded client portal on your subdomain
Online booking page + Painting & Wall Coverings intake form
Digital quotes/proposals with e-sign
Invoices + online payment
Review engine (auto requests after paid jobs)
1 niche workflow pack
Unlimited staff seats
Email support

Start with Launch

Growth

Growing shops with crews (3–15 people)

$299/mo

$999 one-time onboarding · $2,990/yr annual

Everything in Launch, plus:
Full niche OS: dispatch board, crew mobilization checklists, arrival/departure logging
Automations: quote follow-up drip, past-due dunning, QA gates, seasonal re-engagement
Crew checklists & SOP library
Reputation + referral engine
Service recovery: callback, billing & warranty inboxes
Subcontractor packet: credentials, availability, offboarding
Priority support

Start with Growth