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Price every paint job to profit with the free PaintQuote calculator — a full quote in minutes — plus the money mechanics of a painting business from the PaintQuote channel.

Why quotes leak money

The profit is decided before the brush moves

Gut-feel quoting remembers the walls and forgets the rest: the prep hours, the second coat on the dark feature wall, the consumables that quietly come out of your labour. The calculator prices the whole job — every surface, every coat, every tin — so the number you hand the client is one you can actually make money on.

Every wall, ceiling, door and frame priced per room
Paint and primer quantities with purchase check
Furnished-room labour loading
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What it costs to start a handyman painting business

The full startup ledger: about $360 in tools, approximately $1,000 in insurance, and the licensing rule to check before job one.

How to price a painting job

A real quote, line by line — where the margin hides.

In production

Margin vs markup — same profit, different maths

Two systems, one trap, and the question that saves arguments: a percentage of what?

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