Virtual Event – Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
Virtual Event – Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
Painting may be an art, but estimation is a science. You might have a good feel for it, or know from experience how long it’ll take you to paint an exterior, but what about when you hire a new estimator, or have new painters who work at different speeds?
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Learn everything you need to know about the “time-based method.”
Pricing painting projects accurately and fairly is an incredibly time-consuming and difficult task for business owners. You have to calculate price quantities, space, cost of labour, the time it will take to complete a project in more.
Time-based methods of estimation, however, cut straight through that.
We’ve put together a completely free guide to help you understand how time-based estimation works, and how you can apply it in your business today to start increasing your profits and significantly reducing your busywork.
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