dropcloth · For growing painting businesses
Painting contractor CRM that follows the job, not just the lead.
Every lead, booked on-site visit, quote, crew day, change order and payment on one record. Built for owners running more than one crew, from the first million to thirty.
$0/month · 1% only when you get paid
What is a painting contractor CRM?
A painting contractor CRM tracks every lead through the painting sales flow: enquiry, booked on-site visit, quote sent, approved with deposit, scheduled and paid. In dropcloth the CRM is the job record itself, so crew plans, change orders and payments keep it current.
| Question | dropcloth |
|---|---|
| Pipeline stages | Enquiry, booked on-site visit, quote sent, approved with deposit, scheduled, paid |
| Monthly fee | $0 |
| How dropcloth is paid | 1% of payments collected, only when a payment settles (non-refundable) |
| Card vs. bank price to homeowner | Same price, no surcharge |
| Homeowner app required | No, quotes, approvals and receipts arrive by email |
| Crew access | Team logins with roles; owner keeps pricing and payments |
| Change orders | Emailed with a price and approved before the work starts |
| Setup | Free 30-minute setup call using one of your jobs |
More crews means more handoffs. Each one leaks money.
A CRM for painters should hold the whole job, not just a contact card.
Leads in one app
The web form, the voicemail and the referral each live somewhere different, and the slow reply loses the job.
Jobs in five places
Quote in one tool, schedule on a whiteboard, colors in a text thread, payments in another login.
Money lost in the handoffs
Every re-typed scope is a chance to miss a room, a color or an extra the customer never signed for.
The pipeline
A pipeline that matches how painters actually sell
- 01
Enquiry
Web form leads land with the contact, address and job type already on the record.
- 02
Booked on-site visit
The visit is on the owner's calendar and the homeowner gets a confirmation email.
- 03
Quote sent
Room-by-room quote from your rates, sent as one email they read on their phone.
- 04
Approved + deposit
They sign and pay the start deposit in the same tap. The date locks when it clears.
- 05
Scheduled
The crew sees rooms, colors, sheen and prep notes. No group-text relay.
- 06
Paid
Change orders and the balance collect on the same record, card or bank at one price.
One record, three views
The office, the crew and the homeowner see the same job
Job #1042: the owner sees the $5,180 quote and margin, the crew sees rooms and colors, and Sarah Miller sees what she approved.
- Team logins with roles, so pricing stays with the owner
- Crew plan with rooms, colors, sheen and prep notes
- Homeowner updates by email, no app to download
Change orders
Extras signed before the brush moves
A $340 add-on gets approved and lands on the same record, so the job closes at $5,520 with nothing to chase.
- Homeowner approves the change from their email
- The total updates on the job automatically
- Every approval is timestamped on the record
Pricing at scale
No seat fees as you add crews
$0 a month however many people you add. dropcloth takes 1% of what you collect through it, only when a payment settles. Our 1% is non-refundable, and card and bank are one price to the homeowner.
- No per-user or per-crew fees
- Deposit collected at signing
- Balance collected on the same record
Questions owners ask
Painting CRM FAQ
Is this a CRM or a full painting business app?
Both. The lead, the booked on-site visit, the quote, the crew plan, change orders and payments all sit on one job record, so the CRM is never out of date.
Does my crew need their own login?
Yes. Owners add team members with roles, so the crew sees the jobs and details they need and the owner keeps pricing and payments.
Do homeowners need an app?
No. Quotes, approvals and receipts arrive by email and open on any phone.
What does it cost a bigger shop?
$0 a month and 1% of what you collect through dropcloth, charged only when a payment settles. Our 1% is non-refundable. Card and bank are the same price to the homeowner.
How do we get set up?
Book the free 30-minute setup call. We walk one of your jobs through dropcloth and show how your current lead and quote flow maps onto it.
See your pipeline on one of your jobs
A free 30-minute setup call. Bring how you track leads and jobs today and we'll map it onto dropcloth.
Book a free 30-minute setup call$0/month · 1% only when you get paid