The estimate has to be right by the room, the color has to be on the job when the crew opens the can, and the before-and-after is your next referral. TradesBackbone gives a painting company the estimate, the deposit, the color spec, the lead-safe record and the photos on one job the office and the crew both see.
The Painting pack is pre-selected when you start from this page.
5 workflows your painters and your office share on one record. Everything below exists today.
Interior, Exterior, Cabinets, Prep and Materials categories are seeded with starter items. Build the estimate on the walkthrough, text it, the homeowner taps Approve and pays the deposit you set. Approved estimate becomes the invoice.
The painting pack adds a Paint Brand/Color field to every job, so the crew opens the right can and the touch-up in two years starts from the record, not from memory. The Color & Product Specification Sheet reads from it.
Your EPA RRP Lead-Safe Cert # and contractor license sit on the compliance screen, and a Lead-Safe Work Practices Used field is on every job for pre-1978 work. Not a hint in a manual — a field on the record.
Painters upload photos from the site to the job, tagged before or after. The Scope of Work / Surface Report and the photos give the homeowner a record and give you the referral post.
Add the hallway with a change order the customer approves from their phone. Mark the job complete and the thank-you and review request go out automatically, between 8am and 9pm their time.
Choosing Painting at signup configures the app for painting. It is configuration, not a separate product — you can change it in Settings.
8 starter items seeded
3, 10 or 25 users included with the plan, then $40/mo per extra user. No annual contracts, no implementation fees. Every plan starts with a free trial.
Straight answers about how TradesBackbone runs a painting business.
Yes. The painting pack adds a Paint Brand/Color field to every job. It is a custom field, so you can add sheen or product line beside it, and the Color & Product Specification Sheet report reads from the job.
It keeps the record. Your EPA RRP Lead-Safe Cert # and contractor license are on the Licensing & compliance screen, and every job has a Lead-Safe Work Practices Used field. The rules and the practices are still yours to follow; TradesBackbone makes sure there is a place to record them.
Yes. Set a deposit on the estimate and the customer pays it by card or ACH when they approve. The balance is invoiced at completion with the same payment link.
Raise a change order on the job, send it as a link, and the customer approves it there. The contract value is revised on approval and the final invoice reflects it.
Yes. Photos upload from a phone to the job, tagged before or after, and stay with the customer's record. They are yours; TradesBackbone does not use them for advertising.
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