Quote more jobs, win more work: a decorator's simple math
Andreas Bauer's case for quoting software isn't complicated. Quote faster, quote more people, win more of them.
Updated 6 July 2026
Andreas Bauer runs Bauer Painting. Pricing decorating work depends on detail — how many rooms, how much prep, whether there's paper to strip — and gathering it used to mean a string of calls per enquiry. Every hour spent chasing details was an hour not spent quoting the next customer.
Ask everything once, up front
The decorating intake asks the questions that move the price — what's needed, how much of it, and how much prep is involved — alongside photos of the actual walls. "How much prep is involved?" is the one customers never volunteer on a call, and it's the one that makes or breaks a decorating price. Asking it up front means Andreas quotes from real information, first time.
A price book built for rooms
Saved lines like "Paint one room (walls & ceiling)", "Woodwork & trim (per room)" and a "Day rate" turn the answers into a branded quote in minutes. Faster quotes mean more quotes out, which — as Andreas puts it — is the whole game.
I quote more jobs in less time, so I'm quoting more people, so I'm winning more work. It's that simple. Paid for itself in the first week.
Common questions
- Can I set my own questions for decorating jobs?
- Yes. Start from the decorating template and tailor it — add a question about ceiling height, remove one you don't need — so every enquiry captures exactly what you price on.
- Can I reuse my common line items?
- Yes. Your price book holds your usual jobs and rates, so building a quote is tapping the lines that apply rather than writing each one out.
- Is the quote branded to my business?
- Yes — your logo, colour and business name are on every quote you send, on the web view and the PDF.