TradeSnap AI for painters & decorators
The quoting and invoicing app for painters and decorators
Room sizes, number of coats, woodwork, who's buying the paint. TradeSnap turns a walk-round and a few messages into a room-by-room quote the customer can follow — and accept from their phone.
- Free to download
- On iPhone and iPad
- Your own decorator rates
A real example
From James’s message to a priced quote.
This is a real customer message sent to TradeSnap AI, and the brief it wrote back — unedited. The quote is what you’d send after a quick check.
The customer’s message
What TradeSnap AI picked out
The job brief for decorators
- Paint lounge walls (approx 5m x 4m) and ceiling
- Paint hallway and stairs walls and ceiling
- Paint skirting boards
- Paint four doors
- Apply two coats of paint to all surfaces
And it asked: “Confirm exact date for move-out inventory check”
The quote, ready to review
Painting of lounge, hallway, stairs and woodwork£1,120
Why painters & decorators use it
Built around how decorators actually quote.
Room by room, coat by coat
Every area gets its own line, so the customer can see where the time goes — and so can you.
Deadlines and access, captured
Move-out dates, key collection and who's supplying the paint land in the brief, not in a text you'll lose.
Won't quote the impossible
Asked for “a quick lick of paint” on a whole house in an hour? TradeSnap prices the real job, not the wishful one.
Jobs painters & decorators quote with TradeSnap
- Room repaints
- End-of-tenancy decorating
- Woodwork and doors
- Wallpaper stripping and hanging
- Hallways and stairs
- Exterior painting
How it works
Five steps from enquiry to paid.
- 01
Say it, snap it, paste it
Record a voice note on site, paste the customer’s texts or screenshot the WhatsApp thread. Add photos for your records. No signal? It’s saved on your phone and syncs when you’re back online.
- 02
A job brief that catches what matters
TradeSnap AI reads everything and writes the brief: the work, what was agreed, what matters to the customer, anything it isn’t sure of, safety concerns and the questions still to ask. It even fills in the customer’s name and address. You check it — nothing moves on until you do.
- 03
Prices you can see the working for
Your own rates come first. Where you haven’t set a price, TradeSnap shows a typical UK range, where it came from and how sure it is — and you choose the figure. Prices you save are ready for next time.
- 04
Your customer says yes from their phone
Send a link instead of an attachment. Your customer sees a clean, professional quote, can ask a question, and accepts with their name as a digital signature. You’re notified when they open it, and again when they say yes.
- 05
Invoice in a tap. Track every payment.
Turn the accepted quote into an invoice without typing anything again. Record part payments, refunds and credit notes, and keep a clean history of who has paid what.
Voice notes into paperwork
Talk through the job on site; TradeSnap turns it into a written brief.
Reads customer messages
Screenshots of texts and WhatsApps become part of the job, not lost in your camera roll.
Safety concerns flagged
Anything risky the customer mentions goes to the top of the brief.
Quotes accepted online
Customers accept with a digital signature, ask a question or decline — from a link.
Questions from painters & decorators
Good to know.
More answers in the main FAQ, or email us and a person will reply.
Can I price by the day instead of by the hour?
Yes. Save a day rate for decorating and use it wherever it fits better than hourly.
What if the customer is supplying the paint?
The brief records it and the quote stays labour-only for those materials.
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Your next quote could be done before you leave the drive.
Download TradeSnap on iPhone and iPad and price up your next job with it. You’ll feel the difference on the first one.
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