Quotes for painters in Johannesburg
Exterior repaints in Johannesburg are seasonal, most homeowners in Fourways and Midrand want the job wrapped up before the highveld thunderstorm season starts in October, so speed matters as much as price. Complexes and body corporates in Randburg and Roodepoort often request several quotes before approving a contract, and dusty highveld air means north-facing walls need repainting more often than shaded ones. Prummo lets you send a professional, itemised quote by WhatsApp straight after measuring up, ahead of painters still working off a notepad.
Booking exterior work for August and September, just before the storm season, tends to fill a painter's calendar fastest in Johannesburg, so it's worth sending reminder quotes to past clients in winter.
Why Joburg painters use Prummo
Painting quotes in 1 minute.
Dictate rooms, square metres, and paints by voice. AI organises everything into a professional quote you send via WhatsApp. Send a PayShap request for the deposit and get the job booked in.
Dictation example:
“Interior painting of 2-bedroom flat: living room 28 square metres, 2 coats of white matte paint at R95 per square metre. Bedroom 1, 18 square metres, at R95. Bedroom 2, 16 square metres, at R95. Living room ceiling, 14 square metres, at R105. Crack repair and filling, 4 hours at R350 per hour. Materials: 3 x 20 litre paint at R1,450 each, 2 rollers and brushes at R280.”
Just finished measuring a house?
Dictate the quote on your way to the next job. Living room, bedrooms, ceilings, square meters, paints. Everything organized automatically.
Send a PayShap request, get the deposit locked in.
That full-house repaint the customer kept delaying? Send the quote on WhatsApp, request a deposit via PayShap, and get the job in the diary.
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Painting work in South Africa is dominated by independent professionals and small teams who rely mostly on word of mouth and referrals from previous jobs. Exterior repaints are seasonal, most homeowners want the job done before the rains, so a fast, professional quote sent by WhatsApp right after measuring the job puts you ahead of painters still scribbling numbers on a notepad. There's no mandatory painting licence in South Africa, so a clean, itemised quote is often the clearest signal of professionalism a customer sees before hiring you.
How painters use Prummo
From quote to payment, without leaving your phone.
Say what you need
By voice or text. Your choice.
Turns into a quote
Descriptions, quantities, prices. All organised.
Send via WhatsApp
Your customer gets a professional quote page
Get paid online
PayShap, EFT or cash, arranged directly with your client
From quote to payment. Free.
Create on your phone, send via WhatsApp, get paid by card or bank transfer. Free to start.
Customer accepts via link
Your branded page. No account needed.
Send via WhatsApp in one tap
Customer receives it instantly and opens it on their phone.
Get paid instantly
Card or bank transfer.
Create quotes by voice
Speak the items. AI builds the quote in seconds.
Professional PDF every time
Business-grade look from your very first quote.
Professionals like you already win more jobs this way.
"With Prummo we quote faster, stay more organised, and look like a team of 15 when we’re only 3. Couldn’t ask for better!"
"Prummo not only helps me quote faster and more professionally, it also helps me quickly understand profitability, all in a super easy-to-use app on both my phone and tablet."
"Just to let you know, from now on let’s work together on everything! Congratulations on your excellent work! And when you become the best app on the market, we’ll be right here, together!"
For plumbers, electricians, painters, builders, locksmiths, carpenters, HVAC technicians, gardeners and dozens of other professions.
Start free. Grow when ready.
Genuinely free, no expiry. Plus is for those ready to grow.
per month
- Unlimited quotes, manual or by voice
- Items organised automatically.
- Professional PDF with pricing
- Send via WhatsApp in 1 tap
- Client list and job schedule
- Reusable templates
- 3.5% transaction fee on online payments
per month
- Your own profile page with portfolio
- Receive quote requests from new customers
- Your logo on every PDF (no watermark)
- AI receipt scanning and expense tracking
- Smart follow-ups for quotes and payments
- Monthly reports, profit by job
- Material prices and supplier list
- 2.75% transaction fee on online payments
Try it for 30 days. If you don't close more quotes, we'll refund every cent.
How our plans work
The Free plan gives you everything to create, send, and get paid for quotes. The Plus plan turns Prummo into your business engine: customers find your profile and request quotes, your logo goes on every PDF, AI scans your receipts so you know your real profit, and smart follow-ups help you close more deals. Start free, upgrade when you want to grow.
Get paid in stages, stress-free
Set up deposits, log partial payments, and get real-time notifications.
Configurable deposit
Set a deposit percentage on the quote. The client pays before you start.
Partial payments
Log payments as work progresses. Balance updated automatically.
Push notifications
Know the second your client opens, accepts, or pays the quote.
Everything a painting pro needs in one place
Questions about Prummo for painters?
Both. Dictate 'Living room, walls and ceiling, 2 coats, 380' for a room rate, or 'Exterior render, 85 m2, prep and 2 coats masonry paint, 12 per m2' for m2 pricing. The AI handles whatever format you use.
Duplicate the quote with different paint specs: 'Option A: Dulux Trade, 2 coats, 380. Option B: Farrow & Ball, 2 coats, 520.' Send both links. The customer picks.
Prummo isn't marketing. It's closing. The referral gets you the lead. Prummo turns it into a professional quote the customer can accept and pay. That's the difference between a lead and a job.
Split it. Request a deposit via PayShap to secure the date and materials, then request the balance once the job's done and the customer's happy. It's an easier yes than one large number, and you're not carrying the full material cost yourself.
Dictate each phase: 'Preparation: fill cracks, sand, prime bare timber, 2 days at 280 per day. Painting: 2 coats exterior masonry, 85 m2, 12 per m2.' The customer sees prep isn't free.
Most pay by PayShap, a request goes straight to their banking app and it's usually confirmed within minutes. EFT with proof of payment works too, and cash is still common for smaller jobs. There's no card checkout or financing plan for South Africa.
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