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Interior painting

5 guides for interior painting, plus 2 free tools. Start with the calculators, then the pricing guide and invoice template — the two pages most operators come back to.

Free tools

Startup cost calculator

Build your painting startup budget

Pick a budget tier, edit any price to match your market, and see your real startup cost, monthly overhead, and how many jobs it takes to break even. No signup, no email.

Open the tool → Text message scripts

Text & email scripts for interior painting jobs

Pick a situation, fill in the details, and copy a ready-to-send message. No-shows, deposits, confirmations, late payments, and reviews — covered.

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Invoice template

Painting Estimate Template (Free)

A copy-paste estimate template for interior painting — walls, ceilings, and trim as their own lines, plus paint spec and coat count fields.

Software & apps

Painting Estimate and Invoice App for a Solo Painter (2026)
Five tools compared for solo interior painters — real entry prices, which handles room-by-room estimating best, and when a flat-rate contractor app beats a bigger platform.

Running the business

How to Bid an Interior Painting Job
Per-room and per-square-foot pricing, prep work, and the trim/ceiling add-ons that separate a profitable bid from a break-even one.