Painting · Carbonset
They loved the estimate. Then they couldn't pick a color.
Painting quotes rarely stall on price. They stall on colors, finishes and which week the furniture can move. Carbonset follows up on the decision that is actually in the way.
Where quotes go missing.
The walkthrough goes well and the price is fine. Then the quote sits for two weeks while the household argues about a shade of grey, and the week you held goes to someone else.
Follow up on the decision, not the price. The color decision cadence sends the finish options side by side, asks about samples, and gives the crew's week an honest expiry date.
A real quote.
Interior repaint, two-bedroom apartment
| Item | Qty | Price | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prep: patch, sand and caulk, 5 rooms | 1 | $900.00 | $900.00 |
| Walls, 2 coats, 5 rooms | 1 | $3,250.00 | $3,250.00 |
| Ceilings, 1 coat, 5 rooms | 1 | $850.00 | $850.00 |
| Trim and 9 doors | 1 | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 |
| Furniture moved and covered, floors protected | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Total | $6,470.00 | ||
The cadence we'd start you on.
Color decision · starting point
- Day 2Email19:00Your colors and the two finish options, side by side.
- Day 5Text18:00Did the samples help? We can hold your week until Friday.
- Day 9Call task17:00Call. Ask if the color is the holdup, and offer to drop off swatches.
When it gets busy.
Set painting quotes to expire in 21 days. Crews book by the week, and an honest date gets a faster answer than an open one.
Spring move-ins and the September return from summer both fill the calendar. Quotes with a held week and a clear expiry get answered; quotes without one get compared.
Questions from painting shops.
Can colors go on the quote?
Add them to the line names or the note at the top. If the color changes, send Rev B: the old link points to the new revision.
Why expire in 21 days?
Crews book by the week. A quote with a held week and a real expiry gets answered faster than one that seems to wait forever.
Can we split interior and exterior?
Send them as two options on one quote if they are one decision, or as two quotes if they will be decided at different times.
Start with the color decision cadence.
Pick painting when you sign up and it is loaded before your first quote.