For painters and decorators

Invoicing for painters and decorators

Interior repaints, masonry and woodwork outside, wallpapering, commercial refreshes, rental voids. The paint is bought before the first coat goes on and the money lands long after the last one. Sendinvo asks for the materials up front, shows the work you actually did, and does the chasing for you.

Your first 3 invoices are free to send, no card needed.

Three things that cost you

Built around a decorating job

“I’m hundreds of pounds down at the trade counter before I lift a brush.”

The materials, paid for on booking

Split the job into a materials deposit on booking and a balance on completion, each with its own amount and due date. The deposit is chased first, so the paint, filler, and dust sheets are covered before you load the van.

Deposits and payment plans

“Two weeks on, nobody remembers the state the woodwork was in.”

The before and after, on the invoice

Attach up to two photos to the invoice and they print on the PDF your client receives. The blown plaster before and the finished walls after, in a photos panel on the same document as the charge.

Photos on invoices

“The office refurb was signed off in March and I’m still waiting.”

Chased, then charged

Reminders start the moment you send, and go out on the schedule you set: before the due date, then at the overdue steps you choose, in your words rather than a stock nag. On an overdue sterling invoice you can draft a separate invoice for the statutory interest and compensation you are owed, in a click. On a subcontract invoice, tick CIS and enter the labour figure, and the deduction comes off that.

Late payment interest

Work for a letting agent? Put void redecorations on a recurring schedule and each one raises, sends, and chases itself. And once you connect Stripe, every invoice carries a pay by card link, so a homeowner can settle from the kitchen table while you are washing out.

See it in action

A decorating firm, seeded and running

The real app, filled with a decorator’s work: a house repaint on a materials deposit, an interior repaint quote out for acceptance, and a commercial refresh gone overdue. Have a click around.

sendinvo.com/invoices

A live demo seeded with a decorating business. Nothing you do here is saved or sent.

A worked example

A full house repaint, in two payments

One job, one invoice, the materials asked for on booking and the rest on completion.

Deposit and balance on a three bedroom repaint
Materials deposit, on booking £600.00 Paid
Balance on completion £2,400.00 Due
Total £3,000.00

The deposit covers the paint up front, and the balance is chased when the job is done.

Questions

Good to know

Can I ask for the paint money before I start?

Yes. Split the job into a materials deposit on booking and a balance on completion, each with its own amount and due date. The deposit is chased first, and chasing moves to the balance once it lands.

Can I put before and after photos on the invoice?

Yes. Attach up to two photos to an invoice and they print in a photos panel on the PDF the client receives, so the state of the woodwork before you started sits on the same document as the charge.

What happens when a commercial client goes quiet?

Reminders start automatically when you send, and go out on the schedule you set: before the due date, then at the overdue steps you choose, up to 30 days past due. If a sterling invoice runs overdue, Sendinvo works out the statutory interest and compensation from the Bank of England base rate you keep in settings, and drafts an interest invoice for you to review and send.

Does it handle CIS on subcontract work?

Yes. Set your CIS rate once, then tick CIS on the invoice and enter the labour amount: the deduction comes off that figure, with the gross total and the net amount due both shown. Pay the net and the invoice settles in full.

Can I invoice a letting agent every month?

Yes. Put void redecorations on a recurring schedule and the invoice is raised, sent, and chased on the same date each month without you opening the app.

Buy the paint with their money, not yours

Send your first invoice free and let the deposit, the photos, and the chasing do the paperwork.