1. Trades
  2. Painters and decorators

Book weeks ahead. Never lose a quote.

Room RepaintExample job

  1. Visited
  2. Quoted
  3. Scheduled
  4. Paid

Total£430

Booked weeks ahead

Customers pick free days on your booking page, so the diary fills itself.

A day with Krendal

One example job, with made-up names.

  1. Mon 10:15

    They book a visit

    They pick a time for a quote visit on your booking page, inside your hours.

  2. Mon 16:00

    You send the quote

    Start from a template, edit the lines and send it by text or email.

  3. Tue 08:10

    They say yes

    The customer accepts from the link, or replies YES. You are told.

  4. Following Mon

    On site

    Tick the checklist as each room is finished and add photos.

  5. Following Fri

    Invoice with the deposit taken off

    Turn the job into an invoice. The deposit is shown, the balance is due, and the customer pays by card from the link.

  6. Following Fri

    Paid

    The payment lands in your own Stripe account.

Built for painters and decorators

Quote templates
3 to start: Room Repaint, External House Painting and Wallpapering.
Job checklist
8 steps to start, from “Protect floors and furniture” to “Touch up any missed spots”. Edit them to suit.
Emergency words
None of its own. The general ones (emergency, urgent, asap, flooding, flood) still flag a text.
Booking page
The job description box suggests: Living room repaint, exterior painting.
Booked weeks ahead
Customers pick a free day on your booking page, inside your hours, so the diary fills up by itself.
Quotes that follow up
A quote that has not been answered gets a nudge after 3 days and again after 7, and one the day before it expires.

Quote templates

What a new decorator account starts with. Edit the lines and prices, or build your own.

Room RepaintRepaint walls and ceiling of one room
LineQtyPriceTotal
Walls and ceiling (per room)1£350£350
Paint and materials1£80£80
Total£430
External House PaintingPrep and paint exterior walls, fascias and soffits
LineQtyPriceTotal
Prep and paint exterior walls1£1,800£1,800
Fascias and soffits1£400£400
Total£2,200
WallpaperingHang wallpaper in one room
LineQtyPriceTotal
Hang wallpaper (per room)1£280£280
Wallpaper supply1£90£90
Total£370

What customers text

When you are closed, Krendal answers for you. These are example messages.

Flagged by “asap”, one of the general emergency words.

Paperwork

A job completion certificate and the checklist for the job.

Common questions

Can customers book weeks ahead?

Yes. Your booking page offers free times inside your hours, and a job they book lands in your diary.

Does Krendal chase unanswered quotes?

Yes. The customer gets a text after 3 days and after 7, with the quote and a way to reply YES.

Are there emergency words for decorators?

No trade-specific ones. The general words like “emergency”, “urgent” and “asap” still flag a text.

Get on with the job.