Decorating margins die in unpaid extras
A decorator invoice app has to make it easy to charge for the room that “just needed a bit more prep”. Tradeways variations and clear proposals stop goodwill from eating the week.
Price by room or by day, send a branded quote, and take card payment when the client wants to settle before you leave.
Schedule coats, not chaos
Drying times and client furniture moves decide the week. Put prep, first coat and finish on the Tradeways calendar so you are not promising two full houses on overlapping days.
If you bring a second brush for a big hallway, assign them as staff or contractor and keep the same job notes for colour codes and product choices.
- Quotes and e-signature
- Invoices and payment reminders
- Stripe card payments
- Calendar for multi-day decorating jobs
- RAMS with painting & decorating hazard tags
RAMS for painting and decorating
Working at height on stairs, dust from sanding, and solvent or low-VOC product choices belong in the RAMS. Tradeways includes a painting & decorating trade tag in the hazard bank so you are not starting from a blank page.
Edit for this house: pets, children, occupied rooms, exterior ladders. Export when the main contractor or homeowner asks for paperwork.
Evenings back from admin
Speech to text helps you log which emulsion batch went where. Reminders chase the invoice you forgot because you were cutting in until 7pm. Accessible settings keep the screen calmer if long forms wipe you out.