“We’ve done hundreds of apartments, a courthouse, law offices, doctor offices, restaurants, warehouses, new construction, and countless repaints. Millions of dollars in work. And it still took us years to feel 100% confident in our pricing. So I built the tool that got us there — and now it’s yours.”
Mack Corbett — Owner, Coats Painting Ltd. | Moncton, New Brunswick | Since August 2022
I’ve owned and operated Coats Painting since 2022. We’ve painted everything — townhouses, apartments, courthouses, law offices, doctor offices, restaurants, retail stores, warehouses, new construction homes, and more repaints than I can count. We’ve done millions of dollars in sales and built a real business in the field, hands on, every day.
But here’s the thing nobody talks about: even after all that work, it took a long time before I could look at a quote and know — actually know — that the price was right. That the job would be profitable. That I wasn’t just busy, but actually making money. I tried spreadsheets, I tried apps built for plumbers and electricians, I did math in my truck between estimates. None of it gave me what I needed.
So I built PaidPainter. Not as a side project or a startup idea — as the tool I needed to run my own painting company with confidence. Every feature exists because I needed it on a real job. And now it’s available to every painting contractor who’s tired of guessing whether the numbers work.
Three problems PaidPainter solves.
“Am I actually making money on this job?”
Most painters know their price. Almost none know their real margin after materials, labour, and overhead. You quote $8,500, the paint costs $900, you pay your guys $2,400, and you think you made $5,200. But you didn’t account for your truck payment, your insurance, your phone bill, your accountant, your marketing, or the three days you spent on the job instead of quoting the next one.
PaidPainter shows your gross margin, gross profit, and a burn rate indicator on every quote while you’re building it. Green means the job covers your overhead. Red means it doesn’t. You see this before you send the quote — not three weeks later when you’re wondering where the money went.
“My quotes look like they were written on a napkin.”
You’re competing against the guy who sends a text that says ‘$4,200 for the interior, can start Monday.’ And you’re also competing against the company that sends a six-page branded proposal with scope, exclusions, and payment terms. The homeowner picks the professional every time — and pays more for it.
PaidPainter generates a clean, branded PDF with your company name on it. Scope of work, exclusions, finish terms, payment schedule, terms and conditions — you pick which sections to show. The homeowner sees a professional proposal. You didn’t spend an hour writing it.
“I’m busy but I don’t feel like I’m getting ahead.”
You’re painting five days a week, quoting at night, and your bank account looks the same as last year. The problem isn’t effort — it’s that you don’t have a plan. You don’t know your close rate. You don’t know your average job size. You don’t know if you should be sending more quotes or charging more per quote.
My Coach turns your annual revenue goal into specific monthly targets, tracks your close rate and win patterns, shows you why you’re losing quotes, and gives you one focused action to take this week. It’s a business coach that actually knows your numbers — because it’s reading them from your quotes.
Real questions from painting contractors.
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Estimating and Pricing
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Materials and Suppliers
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Simple pricing.
Know your margin on every job. Build quotes with real supplier pricing. Send professional PDFs to homeowners. Track every quote from draft to done.
Everything in Starter, plus My Coach: AI-powered business coaching, Business Health Score, close rate tracking, loss reasons analysis, growth roadmap, and weekly coaching messages that actually know your numbers.
No per-user fees. No setup fees. No contracts. Cancel anytime. All prices in Canadian dollars.
PaidPainter Ltd. | Moncton, New Brunswick | Built by a painting contractor with millions in jobs behind him — not a software company with a good idea.