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donb1959

Has anyone used this, if so how close has it been for you? I've priced three jobs with it, and it has been very close.

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ProWallGuy

Don, stroll on over to the paint forum. There is a thread on this subject right now.

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donb1959

Prowall,

I kaint find it

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Chris G

I just bid $850 on a current job. Paintbid came in at $680.

Thag

http://www.painttalk.com/showthread.php?t=1459

Thag

I found it to be way lower than my bid also.

4thGeneration

I believe it can be a good starting point. I know some on here said they would not use it, but why not "USE" it?

Imagine what it can do to cripple or atleast injure the classified painters in every local newspaper in America. How would a painter be able to come into a house and quote $75 for ceiling, walls and trim when the homeonwer who does their research sees a more true and honest quote from this bot estimator?

Homeowners are not stupid, they are just ignorant to what we know as contractors just like I am ignorant to the job they perform daily.

IMO anything that a homeowner can get in their hands that breaks off the trunk slamming hacks like a stick gets my Vote.

Tscarborough

From that board:

"An uneducated customer will most of the time want a lower price, and with a printout of what this website quotes their living room at, it is more of a battle to overcome."

Let the website do it for that price then.

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EricTheHandyman

I have found it to be lower than my prices also.

Paul_R

Hey Guys and Gals, Like ProwallGuy said, there is a thread at Paint Talk that has the same subject, but is somewhat more detailed in discussion, and IMHO would be interesting to folks that look.

Happy painting, Paul.

mrpaintguy

If your getting a bid too low on mypaintbid you must have made an error.
It is based on 50.00 hour rate + material and overhead.
If you are bidding over 50.00 man hour and getting the work , you can probably sell ice to an eskimo too. The guys at mypaintbid also have a tool that is designed for the contractor(for a modest fee), you can input your own rate for calculations when bidding residential projects It would be a wise decision to contact them and inquire about this. Tell them Smitty sent ya!

paintingindiana

I placed a few of my last jobs, and paint bid was a little low for all of them. It was pretty accurate.

mgolibt

Don,
I invented the web-site and glad to hear you used it three times with success. Quick Estimator, what you see @ the site today was designed for consumers to get a budget, inform & educate themselves and then get a quote from a contractor. Pro Estimator will be availbale in April 08. A friend of mine told me about this site yesterday and it looks like a great place for paint professionals to find out more.
Regards,
TG

Paul_R

Mr.Mgolibt, Is the info stated here by mrpaintguy correct? Maybe you could enlighten us as to the inner workings of the calculations?

Regards, Paul.

BMAN

I did three rooms. One bedroom, one two story foyer, and a large great room. The great room came up $490, I charged $550. The Foyer came up $1400, I charged $1100. The bedroom was dead nuts.

I would use it again as a guide.

THINKPAINTING

Does mypaintbid.com, include the setup and clean up time, as well as travel
misc labor, masking, staging , moving furniture working around bushes ......

THINKPAINTING

mypaintbid.com

paint 2 --12x12rooms, travel to job, setup at the job, move and cover all furniture, drop off floors.

average patching and caulking

paint ceilings and walls both rooms

uncover all furniture, pick up and fold all drops, move furniture back

clean up paint brushs etc, load up truck

all above for $750.00................

No wonder most painters are broke........Iwould not work fort hat nor would I accept a estimate from mypaintbid.com

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