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job sheet app for painters and decorators

Painters and decorators

Domestic redecoration, new-build finishing and commercial repaints, priced or by the day.

How does Day Worksheet work for painters and decorators?

Day Worksheet is a job sheet app for painters and decorators. You record days or hours on site, paint by the tin and other materials by quantity, describe preparation work such as filling and sanding, attach photos of the finished rooms, and produce a branded invoice from the same job.

Decorator cutting in around a window frame in an empty room with dust sheets and a stepladder

What usually goes wrong

  • Preparation takes far longer than the painting and is never itemised
  • Extra coats and colour changes are agreed verbally and forgotten
  • Paint bought specially for a job is absorbed into general costs
  • Finished rooms look excellent but there is no record to show it

What you end up with

  • Days or hours per decorator
  • Paint by tin, colour and finish
  • Preparation work described in plain terms
  • Photos of the finished rooms
  • Extra coats and colour changes recorded as extras

On site, step by step

1

Open a sheet for the job

Customer, property and the rooms covered.

2

Record days and hours

Per decorator, with day work kept separate from priced work.

3

Add paint and materials

Tins by colour and finish, filler, caulk, abrasives, dust sheets.

4

Photograph and sign off

Finished rooms photographed, then signed for before you leave.

Typical jobs

Typical work recorded by painters and decorators
Typical jobWhat goes on the sheetWhy it matters
Full house redecorationDays per decorator, paint, prep notesExplains a multi-week figure
Single roomHours, tins used, finished photoFast record for a one-day job
New-build snaggingAttendance, touch-ups, materialsEvidences visits to a developer
Commercial repaintOut-of-hours labour, coverage, materialsSupports a higher rate with detail

Basic at £4.99 a month covers up to 25 job sheets, and Premium at £9.99 a month covers up to 100. Start on the free plan's 2 job sheets to see how many you actually create.

See the plans Invoicing, VAT and CIS

Questions

Can I record preparation separately from painting?

Yes. Labour lines and descriptions let you show preparation and painting distinctly on the same sheet.

Can I charge by the day rather than the hour?

You set the rate and the units you record, so day rates work as well as hourly rates.

Can the customer sign the work off?

Yes. Electronic signatures are captured on the phone at the end of the job.

Will documents carry my branding?

Yes. Your logo and brand colours are set in Business Profile and applied to job sheets and invoices.

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Less paperwork. Better records.

Finish the job, get paid quicker.

Record the work in one place, then turn the details into professional job sheets and invoices ready to send from your phone. The free plan includes 2 job sheets. They are watermarked and cannot be sent or shared until you upgrade.

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Download the app, then register inside it. There is no separate website sign-up.