Estimates that eat your evenings
Every house needs a walkthrough and a written quote, and you’re typing them up after the last room is masked.
MonkeyLio for Painting
Quote the room before you leave it.
Interior, exterior and commercial work priced per room, per square foot or per hour from a list you set — with prep, coats and before-and-after photos written into the job so nobody argues about the finish.
30 days free. Set up for painters from the first tap.
Quote #1042 · Paint job
Ready to send- Walk-through / estimateeach$0
- Interior paintingsq ft$3.50
- Exterior paintingsq ft$4.50
- Commercial / office interiorsq ft$2.25
- Standard room (10x12)each$450
Total$460.25
Sample from the starter painting price list every new account gets. Edit any price.
Sound familiar?
The stuff nobody tells you about running a painting business.
Prep that never matches the price
They expected a magic eraser; you needed a sander, primer and two coats.
Commercial bids with no paper trail
Property managers want scope, dates and insurance in writing — and they hire the crew that sends it first.
Here’s the fix
Built around how painters actually work.
Rooms, square feet or hours — your list
Tap the lines at the walkthrough and text the quote before you’re out of the driveway.
Prep and coats written into the job
Patching, caulking, priming, two coats and touch-ups sit on the job checklist, so the customer sees exactly what they paid for.
Deposits before you mask anything
Customers accept and pay a deposit by card from the proposal link.
Proof at both ends
Before photos, after photos and a walkthrough sign-off end the sheen-and-touch-up argument.
A day with MonkeyLio
From first call to paid.
8:00
Walkthrough of a four-bedroom interior.
8:25
Rooms, trim, ceilings and patching tapped into a quote and texted from the driveway.
8:40
Customer approves and pays the deposit.
Day one
Crew taps Start; the customer gets a text. Prep ticked off as the house is masked.
Friday
Final walkthrough, after photos on the job, invoice paid from the same link.
Ready on day one
Your painting job checklist
- Surfaces measured and prep scope confirmed
- Furniture, floors and fixtures protected and masked
- Cracks patched, sanded and dust removed
- Caulking and priming done
- First coat laid, cut-ins done
- Second coat laid, coverage and sheen checked
- Masking pulled, touch-ups and nail holes done
- Walkthrough with customer and after photos
Equipment you can track
Airless sprayerRoller and brush setLadder / scaffoldingDrop cloths and maskingSander and prep toolsLift / staging
Plus 17 starter prices. Change anything to match how you work.
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Your work deserves a great quote
Get back to what you do best.
Leave the paperwork to MonkeyLio.