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Painting Estimating Services

Quick, accurate painting estimates for residential, commercial and industrial projects, improving your bid-hit ratio and cutting rework and wastage. You get the painting numbers in an editable workbook with a marked-up plan set behind every line, usually within 24 to.

Painting estimating

Painting bids priced with precision

Commercial painting work demands a disciplined, focused approach. Our specialists deliver qualitative painting estimates for a wide variety of business types and commercial buildings, accurately, and fast. With current takeoff software and practical field knowledge, we give interior and exterior painting contractors the exact figures needed to produce quality bid estimates, land more jobs and minimise rework and wastage.

Interior scope is specified for walls, ceilings, doors, windows, spindles, baseboards, chair rails, patching and crown molding; exterior scope covers siding, overhang, soffit, doors and windows, dormers, gables, shutters, guttering, flashing and concrete blocks.

Because the painting takeoff follows AACE and MasterFormat conventions, contractors, owners and lenders can all read the same workbook without a translation step.

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Professional painters rolling paint onto interior walls of a commercial space

Our clients

Our painting estimating clients

General contractors
Painting contractors
Architectural contractors
Industrial contractors
Floor finishing contractors
Wall covering contractors
Wall protection & panel contractors
Abrasive blasting contractors

Range of services

Types of painting estimating services

Bid estimates
Budget estimates
Change order estimates
Design estimates
Vendor quotations
Bid preparation
Project lead generation
Monthly estimating packages

Portfolio

Projects we estimate

Our painting estimators cover residential, commercial and heavy industrial work of any size.

Residential painting

  • Homes & custom homes
  • Apartments & condominiums
  • Studio flats
  • Mixed-use facilities
  • Home additions & improvements
  • Mansions

Commercial painting

  • Arenas & stadiums
  • Schools & hospitals
  • Shopping malls & retail
  • Airports & offices
  • Hotels & restaurants
  • Exhibition buildings & fire stations
  • Warehouses

Industrial painting

  • Petrochemical plants
  • Mining & metals
  • Marine facilities
  • Drilling & oil & gas
  • Pharmaceutical plants
  • Food processing plants
  • Warehouses & distribution

Takeoff scope

Painting & coating finishes we quantify

Paints, coatings and specialty finishes described in proper line items with wall and partition detail.

Paints & stains
Transparent finishing
Faux finishing
Gilding
Metallic finishes
Patinas & chrome finishing
Multicolour interior finishing
Textured finishing
High-performance coatings
Special & DTM coatings
Graffiti-resistant & fire-retardant coatings
Elastomeric, concrete, stucco & masonry coatings
Wall coverings & wall protection
Floor coatings
Photoluminescent coatings & egress path markings
Abrasive blasting & surface preparation

Deliverables

Our painting deliverables

Takeoff Excel spreadsheets
Material & labour costs per square foot
Labour hours
Colour-coded plans
Bid summary with total cost, overheads and profit percentage
Review of inclusions and exclusions

Method

Our method on painting packages

01Plans and specifications are reviewed to define interior and exterior painting scope
02Surfaces are measured on-screen in PlanSwift for exact square footage
03Coatings, primers and finish systems are matched to each surface type
04Material and labour pricing plus man-hours are applied from current databases
05A senior estimator reviews everything twice before delivery

Follow the simple process

The painting workflow, step by step

Nothing in a painting estimate is guessed. Scope is confirmed in writing, quantities come off your drawings, and the final workbook stays editable so your team can adjust pricing.

Share your plans

Send your drawings by email, chat, or the upload button, we review them and start on the quote immediately.

Get our quote

Your quote arrives within minutes with invoice, turnaround time and delivery date. Pay by card or PayPal and work begins.

Receive your estimate

Delivered in 24 to 48 hours as Excel spreadsheets with colour-coded plans, in MasterFormat or your own template.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Get started

Talk to an estimator today

Send the drawings today and get your painting quantities priced, marked up and ready to bid, with revisions covered when addenda change the scope.

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Need a painting estimate?

Upload your plans and we'll send a quote within minutes. Call +1 (346) 358-6424 or email Info@estimatorexpert.com.

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