Trade case · Painting
Ten jobs a month, and none left unbilled
Painting means many short jobs: a flat this week, a staircase the next, a shop over the weekend. What costs you money is not the work — it is the quote sent three days late and the invoice that was never followed up. MaitreChantier keeps that pace.
Your day-to-day, point by point
The situations that eat your evenings — and what the platform does about each of them.
Today
The quote is written three evenings later — and the job is gone
With MaitreChantier
Preparation, two coats on walls, two on ceilings: the works are already priced, so the quote leaves before the customer has called anyone else.
Today
Preparation is done, but never charged for
With MaitreChantier
Filling, sanding and lining paper are separate lines with their own price: the customer sees what the work covers and you get paid for it.
Today
Two invoices from last quarter are still unpaid
With MaitreChantier
Invoices past their due date are flagged on the dashboard, and the follow-up email is one click away with the PDF attached.
Today
Paint prices rise, your rate per square metre does not
With MaitreChantier
Each work carries its cost price: when paint goes up, you see the margin drop before it is your own money paying for it.
What you gain, every week
Priced by surface
Walls, ceilings, preparation, lining paper: enter the square metres, the quote prices itself with your own rates.
Quote sent from the flat
The PDF leaves by email during the visit — the fastest quote is very often the one that gets signed.
Late payments surfaced
Overdue invoices are detected and listed, so chasing is a two-minute job rather than an evening of digging.
Customer history kept
Every quote and invoice stays attached to the customer: repainting the same flat two years later starts from the old quote.
Margin per job
Paint bought, hours spent, amount invoiced: you know which kind of job actually pays.
Everything from the phone
Quote, invoice, follow-up and planning are usable one-handed, ladder in the other.
What a painting quote looks like
An extract from a flat repaint: preparation charged as its own line, coats priced per square metre.
| Description | Qty | Unit price | VAT | Total excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface preparation (filling, sanding) | 180 m² | €12.00 | 10 % | €2,160.00 |
| Walls, two acrylic coats | 180 m² | €24.00 | 10 % | €4,320.00 |
| Ceilings, two coats | 65 m² | €28.00 | 10 % | €1,820.00 |
| Lining paper hung | 40 m² | €16.00 | 10 % | €640.00 |
| Total excl. VAT | €8,940.00 | |||
Sent as a PDF from the visit, signed by the customer, invoiced the day the last coat is dry.
Ten jobs a month, none forgotten
The quote list shows which ones are still waiting for an answer, the invoice list which ones are past their due date. You chase them in two minutes in the evening instead of digging through your mailbox on a Sunday.
How it goes, from quote to payment
Quote during the visit
Measure the surfaces, drop in the works, send the PDF before leaving: the customer decides while you are still fresh in mind.
Paint, log the paint
Purchases and hours are booked against the job, so the rate per square metre is checked against what it really cost.
Invoice and get paid
Invoice on completion, mark the payment, and let the overdue ones raise their hand by themselves.
Frequently asked questions
- Most of my jobs last two days — is that not too heavy?
- A quote takes a few lines from the library and a surface; a direct invoice needs no quote at all.
- How do I know an invoice is late?
- Invoices past their due date are marked overdue and listed on the dashboard, with the follow-up email prepared.
- Can I reuse a quote for a similar flat?
- Duplicate it, change the surfaces and the customer, send it: the second quote takes a couple of minutes.
The modules this trade leans on
Work library
Your catalogue of priced work items, sorted by trade, ready to drop into your quotes.
Learn moreClient management
Contact details, full document history — and clients kept informed at every step of their job.
Learn moreReal-time profitability
Signed contract, invoiced, costs, margin: finally know what each site really earns you.
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Try it on your own jobs
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