AI painting takeoff & estimating software
Painting is wall and ceiling area plus all the trim — and the finish schedule decides the coats. JobReadyIQ reads the rooms and schedule and returns paintable area and gallons so you can bid interior and exterior without a wheel and a calculator.
Run a painting plan free →What JobReadyIQ reads for painting contractors:
- →Wall and ceiling area by room, paintable square footage net of openings
- →Coats and primer from the finish schedule
- →Trim, doors, and casing by linear foot / count
- →Gallons from coverage, by product where specified
- →Interior vs. exterior split, with prep-heavy areas flagged
…bid-ready in about 60–90 seconds, with a code-cited inspection checklist and every quantity tied back to the sheet it came from. You review and own the final number.
How a painting takeoff actually runs
- 01
Drop in the set
Upload the plans — the system finds the floor plans and finish schedule itself. Paintable area comes from the same measured room geometry that drives the drywall read, so walls and ceilings are real numbers, not a square-footage rule of thumb.
- 02
Area splits the way you price
Walls and ceilings come back as separate areas per room, net of openings, and trim, doors, and casing come back as linear feet and counts — so brush work and roller work each get their own rate instead of one blended guess.
- 03
The schedule decides the coats
Primer and finish coats follow the finish schedule where it specifies them, and gallons pencil out from coverage — primer separated from finish so the paint order is right. Prep-heavy areas and unclear finishes are flagged instead of assumed.
- 04
Interior, exterior, and your rates
Interior and exterior split apart, your labor and material rates price every line, and the bid goes out itemized and branded. You review and own the number.
Painting estimating — straight answers.
Does it calculate gallons?+
Yes — it converts paintable area and the scheduled coats into gallons by coverage, and separates primer from finish so the order is right.
Does it separate trim from walls?+
It does — walls/ceilings come back as area and trim/doors as linear foot and count, so you can apply the right labor rate to each.
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