The Painters Fix Kit
Built for painting contractors.
Painting is priced by the job and paid for by the hour. The leak is in the gap: prep that took twice as long as the bid, a second coat nobody priced, a color change agreed at the door, touch-ups after the walkthrough, and trips to the store between rooms. Older homes add a rule that can cost more than the job. I wrote this kit so you can close each leak from your own bids, timesheets and receipts.
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The 9 leaks it covers
7 you can close it · 1 the other side owes it · 1 a pro decides
- Older homes painted without lead-safe paperworkWhere to look first: Check the year built on every job before you sand, scrape or cut.Keep it from coming back: Year built goes on every bid.You can close it
- Prep time underbid on every jobWhere to look first: For your next five jobs, keep crew hours split into prep, painting and cleanup.Keep it from coming back: Split hours on every job.You can close it
- Paint bought without checking the coverage on the canWhere to look first: Measure the square footage for your next job.Keep it from coming back: Order from the measurement, not a guess.You can close it
- Change orders agreed out loud and never billedWhere to look first: List every painting job last year where the customer asked for something added or changed.Keep it from coming back: Every change gets a signed price before work starts.You can close it
- Touch-ups after the walkthrough never billedWhere to look first: List every return trip after a final walkthrough last year.Keep it from coming back: Signed punch list on every job.You can close it
- Store runs and drive time never countedWhere to look first: Keep a log of every trip for one month: date, from, to, miles, purpose.Keep it from coming back: Log every run.You can close it
- Deposits and progress payments not collectedWhere to look first: List every job last year with no deposit, and any balance still open.Keep it from coming back: No schedule date without a deposit.The other side owes it
- Subcontractors paid with no paperworkWhere to look first: List every subcontractor or helper paid as a contractor you paid last year.Keep it from coming back: No W-9, no first payment.A pro decides
- Reviews never asked for, or asked for the wrong wayWhere to look first: Count reviews you received last year compared with jobs you finished (CALCULATED: reviews divided by jobs).Keep it from coming back: Send the request within a week of every job.You can close it
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 9 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Older homes painted without lead-safe paperwork
You can close it- Check the year built on every job before you sand, scrape or cut.
- The EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule covers paid work that disturbs paint in housing and child-occupied facilities built before 1978, and firms cannot advertise or perform covered work without firm certification (VERIFIED: EPA RRP Program: Contractors).
- Confirm your firm certification is current and each crew has a certified renovator.
- Keep the RRP records in the job file.
- Price the extra containment and cleanup into every bid for a home the rule covers.
Your part: Check the year and certification.
Bid line for older homes: This home was built before 1978. Our price includes lead-safe work practices, containment and cleanup required for this work. Firm certification [NUMBER].
Year built goes on every bid.
What this kit can't decide for you: How the rule applies to a specific job is a question for the EPA or an attorney.
That's 1 of 9. The other 8 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When painting contractors go looking for answers, they search things like “painting contractor”, “painting estimate”, “how to price a paint job” and “painting business”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 9 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Older homes painted without lead-safe paperwork: where do I start?
Start here: Check the year built on every job before you sand, scrape or cut. To keep it from coming back: Year built goes on every bid.
Prep time underbid on every job: where do I start?
Start here: For your next five jobs, keep crew hours split into prep, painting and cleanup. To keep it from coming back: Split hours on every job.
Paint bought without checking the coverage on the can: where do I start?
Start here: Measure the square footage for your next job. To keep it from coming back: Order from the measurement, not a guess.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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Next step
- Run your free LeakReceipts check — it reads your own receipts and records and shows where money is leaking out, line by line.
- TrueNET — the whole-picture money truth: what you actually keep after every cost, across everything you earn and spend.
Use Jobber or Housecall Pro? Run the free leak check — it reads your job export in your browser and shows the money leaks the software doesn't flag. Nothing is uploaded.