Painters and maintenance companies
Hours, paint and extras: everything on the sheet before you drive home
Painting is hourly work. A facade of three days, a stairwell of a week, and in between that window frame that turned out to be more wood than paint. The difference between profit and loss is whether that extra work ends up on the invoice.
In TelMaar every painter logs their hours on the job they are standing at, the same day. Extra work you add with a photo; the customer sees it and signs for it. At the end of the week you create the invoice from the job, with all hours and materials on it. Nothing from memory.
For businesses with a mixed team: each works in their own language, the customer gets the invoice in Dutch or English.
How a job runs at a painting company
- 1
Quote based on surface
You make a quote with the square metres, the paint type and the hours. The customer approves and the job is in the schedule.
- 2
Hours day by day
Every painter starts and stops their hours on the job, on their own phone. Paint and materials you tick as you use them.
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Record extra work
Rotten wood behind the paint? Photo, line, customer signs. It is on the job sheet immediately.
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Invoice or stage
For a week of work you invoice per stage; for a small job afterwards. TelMaar adds up the hours of all painters.
Hours per painter, total per job
Everyone logs their own hours. You see per job what it cost and what you invoice.
Extra work with proof
A photo and a signature on the extra work prevents discussion afterwards.
Materials at purchase and sale
Paint and materials are in your product list with both prices. You see the margin per job.
Frequently asked in this trade
Can I schedule a job over several days?
Yes. A job can span several days and have several painters. Each day they log their hours on the same job.
How do I avoid discussion about extra work?
Record it at the moment itself: a photo, a description and the customer's signature on the job sheet. That then appears on the invoice.
Does this work for homeowners' associations and regular clients?
Yes. You record an hourly rate and discounts per customer; new jobs for that customer use those agreements automatically.
My crew speaks Polish and Bulgarian. Can they enter their own hours?
Yes. Each sets the app to their own language and logs their hours themselves. You see everything together in Dutch.
Try it with one real job
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