What you get back

One three-room repaint, worked all the way through — every room measured and priced, the bits it wasn’t sure about flagged, and the quote the customer opens on their phone.

Film the job
You on site, or your customer at home.
It works the job out
Rooms, surfaces, sizes — priced at your rates.
You check it
Change anything. Nothing sends itself.
You send the quote
They read it and accept it.

This page is the second step onwards. Below is what came back on a job with 3 rooms and 6 surfaces in it, and what happened to it after that.

Demonstration data. Rates and prices are example values, not a real quote. The rooms and sizes are an example job. Everything worked out from them — the hours, the paint, the prices, and the list of things to confirm — is calculated by the same engine that will do yours. Shown in New Zealand dollars with 15% GST; your own quotes come out in your currency, at your GST rate.

What it worked out

Every room, every surface, measured

Sizes come from the video, so they are estimates you confirm rather than tape-measure numbers — and each one says how sure it is.

Living Room

19h of work

Walls
43.2 m²Worked out
2 coats, light prep · 11h 15m
Worked out: 2 × (5 + 4) × 2.4 m, no deduction for the door or windows.
Around eight nail holes and one small crack near the window.
Ceiling
20 m²Worked out
1 coat · 2h
Worked out: 5 × 4 m floor area.
Skirting
18 lmNot measured
2 coats, light prep · 3h
Not measured: room perimeter less a 0.9 m doorway.
Door frames
2Not measured
2 coats, light prep · 2h 30m
Not measured: 2 door frames. Count was not stated.

Hallway

8h 45m of work

Walls
33.6 m²Not measured
2 coats, light prep · 8h 45m
Not measured: 7 m long × 2 walls × 2.4 m. Hallway width was not given.

Front Bedroom

10h of work

Walls
38.4 m²Not measured
2 coats, light prep · 10h
Not measured: typical 4 × 4 m bedroom. No dimensions were given.

What it asks you to check

It tells you where it guessed

Nothing uncertain is smoothed over. Anything the footage did not show clearly ends up on this list, worst first, and you clear it before the quote goes anywhere.

Things to confirm

9 items need your eye before this goes to the customer.

Confirm: Living Room: wall height of 2.4 m was taken as a standard size, not measured — edit it if the ceiling is higher.
Confirm: Living Room — Walls: quantity was worked out from the video, not measured.
Confirm: Living Room — Ceiling: quantity was worked out from the video, not measured.
Confirm: Living Room — Skirting: quantity was taken as a standard size, not measured.
Confirm: Living Room — Door frames: quantity was taken as a standard size, not measured.
Confirm: Hallway: no dimensions were supplied — quantities are estimated. Confirm before sending.
Confirm: Hallway — Walls: quantity was taken as a standard size, not measured.
Confirm: Front Bedroom: no dimensions were supplied — quantities are estimated. Confirm before sending.
Confirm: Front Bedroom — Walls: quantity was taken as a standard size, not measured.
Assumption: Worked out: 2 × (5 + 4) × 2.4 m, no deduction for the door or windows.
Assumption: Around eight nail holes and one small crack near the window.
Assumption: Worked out: 5 × 4 m floor area.
Assumption: Not measured: room perimeter less a 0.9 m doorway.
Assumption: Not measured: 2 door frames. Count was not stated.
Assumption: Not measured: 7 m long × 2 walls × 2.4 m. Hallway width was not given.
Assumption: The customer said the hallway ceiling does not need painting.
Assumption: Not measured: typical 4 × 4 m bedroom. No dimensions were given.
Assumption: Coverage assumed at 12 m²/L with 8% waste.
Assumption: Trim paint volume was derived from linear metres using standard trim widths. Adjust the material line if the trim is unusually wide.
Assumption: A minimum job charge is configured and will be applied if the priced work falls below it.

Only you see this

What the job costs you, and what you keep

Your customer never sees any of it — not your costs, not your rates, not your margin.

The money

37h 45m of work, including 2h 30m of prep.

Labour: $2,450.50
Paint: $390.00
Tape, filler, sundries: $136.00
Costs you: $2,976.50
You quote (before GST): $4,965.00
You keep: $1,988.50
Margin: 40.1%

Paint to buy

Worked out from the areas and coats above, then rounded up to tins you can actually buy.

wall paint — Dulux Natural White$318.00
Needs 20.74 L · buy 21 L
ceiling paint$48.00
Needs 1.8 L · buy 2 L
trim enamel$24.00
Needs 0.79 L · buy 1 L

Assumes a litre covers 12 m², plus 8% waste. Both are yours to change once you know what you actually get out of a tin.

What your customer opens

The quote, on their phone, with your name on it

Same job, none of the workings. No costs, no rates, no margin, nothing flagged in amber.

Open the PDF

Harbour Painting Co.

5 Dock Road, Freemans Bay, Auckland 1011

021 555 0134

alex@harbourpainting.example

harbourpainting.example

ABN: 123-456-789

QUOTE

Number: PQ-0001
Date: 5 Oct 2026
Valid until: 4 Nov 2026

Prepared for

Sarah Thompson

sarah.thompson@example.com

Site address

18 Marlow Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021

Estimated start

Within 3 weeks

Interior Repaint — Living Room, Hallway & Bedroom

Thanks for showing me through the property. This quote covers preparing and repainting the living room, the hallway walls and the front bedroom, using Dulux Natural White as discussed. Everything is two coats on walls, with the living room ceiling getting a single coat and the living room trim finished in semi-gloss enamel. Nail holes and the small crack near the living room window are filled and sanded as part of the preparation.

Scope of work

Living Room

Walls — 2 coats, low-sheen, Dulux Natural White, minor preparation
Ceiling — 1 coat, flat
Skirting — 2 coats, semi-gloss, minor preparation
Door frames — 2 coats, semi-gloss, minor preparation

Hallway

Walls — 2 coats, low-sheen, Dulux Natural White, minor preparation

Front Bedroom

Walls — 2 coats, low-sheen, Dulux Natural White, minor preparation

Trim is not included in this room, as discussed.

Pricing

Living Room	$2,056.81
Hallway	$947.63
Front Bedroom	$1,083.16
Preparation, materials and site protection	$877.40

Subtotal$4,965.00

GST$744.75

Total$5,709.75

Estimated duration

Approximately 5–7 days on site

Preparation included

Filling nail holes, small holes and hairline cracks
Sanding the filled areas back and spot-priming them ready for paint

Not included

Hallway ceiling (not required by the customer)
Trim and doors in the front bedroom
Furniture removal — heavy items to be moved by the customer before we start
Repairs to structural cracks or water damage found once surfaces are prepared

Payment terms

50% deposit on acceptance, balance on completion.

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