Painting margin lives and dies on prep, coats and paint system — the same wall costs very differently once you factor scraping, mould treatment, stain blocking or a premium topcoat. Tradewin prices interior and exterior jobs by area against your real paint and labour costs and sends a tidy quote before you leave the walk-through. Save your standard jobs — room repaints, ceilings, weatherboard exteriors — as TradeWin Recipes™ and set the grade once so every quote lands right.
Premium interior paint
Prep, filler & sealer
Rollers, brushes & tape
Labour
Data is not collected.
Pre-loaded job types with benchmarks — plus the ability to add your own custom jobs.
The same job can vary widely. Tradewin prices against your real costs, so these factors are built in — not guessed.
Pressure washing, scraping, mould treatment and stain blocking are real labour — the same weatherboard costs far more once the old paint is failing.
Basic versus premium systems and the number of coats change coverage and product cost significantly — set the grade so the rate matches the spec.
Two-storey exteriors, pergola slats and trim carry a high surface-area-to-footprint ratio and access time that a flat interior wall never does.
Roof membranes, epoxy floors, texture spray and intumescent fire coatings use pricier products and extra process — quote them apart from standard wall work.
Cabinet Painting (per item)
Per cabinet door/drawer front (or by m²) — degreasing, sanding, and spray vs brush finish drive cost.
Ceiling Painting
Paint grade and number of coats vary the rate — set the grade under Quality.
Deck Oiling / Sealing
Decking oil or clear sealer — number of coats and timber type affect coverage; distinct from a solid stain.
Exterior Walls
Paint system and prep vary the rate — set the grade under Quality.
Fence Staining / Oiling
Penetrating stain or oil rather than a paint film — coverage rate and timber porosity differ from painting.
Full Exterior Repaint
Paint system, prep, and primer vary the rate — set the grade under Quality.
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Yes. Tradewin supports 39+ painting job types including 1 Room Repaint, 2 Room Repaint, 3 Room Repaint. You can also add custom job types for work that isn't in the list.
Most tradies price and send a quote in under two minutes once costs are saved. Repeat jobs are faster — apply a Recipe and the costs scale to the new job size automatically.
The instant-quote form for your website works on your free trial and every paid plan. SMS text-in — where customers text your Tradewin number — is available from Starter and up. Either way, Tradewin builds the quote from your saved rates, and you review and send, or auto-send for jobs you know cold.
Yes. Accepted quotes can push straight to Xero as a draft invoice or to ServiceM8 as a job card — no double data entry.
Yes — single-room through to 5+ room interior repaints and full exterior repaints are pre-loaded and priced by area, with basic and premium grades. Enter your paint and labour costs (or snap the paint shop invoice) and it prices to your real costs, prep included.
Yes. Render-and-paint, standard and membrane roof painting, epoxy floors, texture spray and deck staining are all separate job types, so specialty work doesn't get squeezed into a generic wall rate.