Quote generator for painters
Painter quotes,
waste included.
Calco is built for painting businesses. Describe the job or take a photo - Calco calculates square metres, consumption per coat, and prep work, and finds the right Flügger or Sadolin products at accurate cost prices.
Example
Here is how it looks
in practice.
You write or say
"Painting living room 20 m² floor area, 2.5 m ceiling height. 2 coats emulsion on walls, ceiling in white. No wallpaper."
Calco delivers
QuoteBuilt for your trade
Your trade.
Built in.
Calco knows the rules, standards, and suppliers in your trade. No need to explain your trade every time.
- 01
Consumption per coat calculated automatically
0.10-0.12 L/m² per coat for standard emulsion. Calco converts areas to litres, including the correct number of coats (2 typical, 3 when going dark to light).
- 02
Standard room areas built in
Calco calculates wall area from the room's dimensions (perimeter × ceiling height), not floor area alone - two rooms with the same m² but different shapes have very different wall areas. If you only provide the floor area, it calculates from a standard shape and states the assumption.
- 03
Wet rooms and prep work checked
Wet room paint requires 2 coats plus primer. Calco automatically adds wet room prep work when a bathroom or wet room is mentioned.
- 04
Mould and damp damage detected
Take a photo of mould or damp damage - Calco identifies it and adds cleaning, moisture barrier, and extra prep work to the quote.
Wholesalers
Your wholesalers
11 Danish wholesalers are ready in the standard catalogue from day one. If you buy elsewhere, add your own price file - Calco then uses your purchase prices, so the margin is right on every quote.
Ready in the catalogue from day one
- Flügger Erhverv
With your own price file
- Beck & Jørgensen (B&J)
- Sadolin Professional
- Jotun Danmark
- Caparol Danmark
- Dyrup Erhverv
- Hempel
- Teknos
Trade context
Rules and standards in place
Calco knows the professional foundation that separates an amateur quote from a professional one.
- Danish Building Regulations (BR) for paint treatment
- DS/EN 13300 - classification of water-borne paints
- DS/EN ISO 12944 - corrosion protection of steel
- BR18 and SBi-guideline 252 - wet room regulations
- Painters' Treatment Catalogue (MBK)
- Byg-Erfa guidelines for paint treatment
Why painting quotes are easy to get wrong
A painting quote is about square metres and treatments, and it is easy to underestimate. Priming, intermediate and top coats, filling, masking and consumption per m2 depend on the surface and the treatment class - and doing it for every room takes time.
Calco calculates the treatments. Describe the job by voice, text or photo, and Calco turns areas into material consumption and hours by treatment and surface, on your own price files, so the cost is your actual cost. Masking, filling and consumption are accounted for.
The professional side stays fixed. Calco follows treatment classes per DS/EN 13300, but you always review and adjust the quote before it is sent as a PDF or into your order or accounting system.
Typical painting jobs Calco quotes
From a single room to a full facade - describe the job, and Calco builds the line items with your prices.
- Interior painting of a home
- Facade painting and render repair
- Woodwork and windows
- Wet room painting
- Spray filling of ceilings
- Wallpapering and lining
- Floor treatment and lacquer
- Exterior wood protection
- Filling and lining paper
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