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Quote emulsion by the square metre, paper by the roll and doors by the item, with the prep shown. When the customer adds the landing on day two, it goes on the job and onto the invoice. Free up to 20 jobs a month.
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Key takeaways
- Walls and ceilings by the square metre, wallpaper and lining paper by the roll, doors by the item, each line with its price.
- Filling and sanding on a line of its own explains why blown plaster costs more than sound walls.
- Rooms the customer adds go on the job as new lines and reach the invoice.
- Exterior days are separate visits, dragged along the calendar when rain is forecast.
How a decorating job runs in Chippie#
Three bedrooms in Bristol, from the measure to the invoice paid. The quote shows the prep, and the invoice catches the landing.
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Measure the rooms
Square metres of wall and ceiling and doors by the item, then prep and materials as lines of their own.
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Send it by email
Emily accepts on her phone without signing up, and the quote becomes the job.
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Book the days, add the landing
A calendar visit for each working day. When she adds the landing, it goes on the job as new lines, with a before photo.
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Invoice on the last day
Complete the job and the invoice is ready, landing included, with your sort code and account number on it.
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Paid
She pays by transfer and presses "I've paid this invoice" on the link. You confirm when the money is in.
Quote #16Job #13Invoice #13
Emily Walker
Cotham Hill, Bristol
Pending quote Accepted Ready In progress Pending Sent Paid
Description
Interior redecoration, three bedrooms. Fill cracks, sand and spot-prime the walls, then two coats of emulsion on 96 square metres of walls and 36 square metres of ceilings. Five doors and frames in satinwood. Furniture moved and covered, floors protected with dust sheets throughout.
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Line items
- Prep, fill, sand and spot-prime walls£456.00
- Walls, 96 square metres, two coats£921.60
- Ceilings, 36 square metres, two coats£388.80
- Doors and frames, 5£270.00
- Paint and sundries£408.00
Total£2,444.40
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Unbilled extras are where decorating money leaks: the landing that took a day and a half and never reached the invoice. Getting it on the job while the customer is standing on it is what closes the gap.
What Chippie does for painters and decorators#
- Square metres, rolls and doors. Walls and ceilings by the square metre, doors and frames by the item, wallpaper and lining paper by the roll. Each line carries its own quantity and price, so 96 square metres of emulsion and eight rolls of paper sit side by side. Show the customer every line, or only the total.
- The landing they add on day two. Once the bedrooms look fresh, the landing and stairs look tired. Put them on the job as new lines the moment the customer says yes, and they are on the invoice without you having to remember.
- Pebbledash and fascias, a dry day at a time. An exterior is one visit per working day on the same job. When rain is forecast, drag the day along and the crew's calendar moves with it.
- Photos that settle the snagging. Capture the blown plaster, the flaking fascia board and the finished wall on the job, each with a caption. A disagreement about the state of a wall before you started is answered by the photo.
What changes when the paperwork moves to the phone#
| The old way | With Chippie | |
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| Quoting | One figure given on the doorstep | Square metres, rolls, doors and prep, each on a line |
| Added rooms | The landing done as a favour and never billed | New lines on the job, then on the invoice |
| Rain | Ringing round when the forecast changes | The exterior day dragged to the next dry one |
| Condition | Camera roll, no captions | Captioned photos on the job |
| Invoicing | Written up on Sunday night | Built from the job on the last day |
An interior redecoration, line by line#
Three bedrooms, emulsion on walls and ceilings, five doors and frames in satinwood, from a decorator registered for VAT. An illustration rather than a price guide: your day rate and your trade counter set the real figures.
| Prep, fill, sand and spot-prime walls | £380.00 |
|---|---|
| Walls, 96 square metres, two coats at £8.00 | £768.00 |
| Ceilings, 36 square metres, two coats at £9.00 | £324.00 |
| Doors and frames, 5 at £45.00 | £225.00 |
| Paint and sundries | £340.00 |
| Subtotal, ex VAT | £2,037.00 |
| VAT at 20% | £407.40 |
| Quoted total | £2,444.40 |
With prep on a line of its own, the customer can see why cracked walls cost more than smooth ones. Keep the paint separate too: it is the figure that changes if the trade counter puts prices up before the quote is accepted.
Painters and decorators: your questions#
Can I price wallpapering by the roll?
What happens when the customer adds the landing?
How do customers pay a decorating invoice?
Does Chippie handle UK VAT?
Does Chippie work with Making Tax Digital?
Does Chippie work with no signal?
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