AI doesn’t hold the roller and can’t judge a surface. It helps with the rest: the scope of work for the quote, the dictated measurements, an image of the room in the proposed color, the quantities to order, the job schedule explained to the customer.
AI helps house painters with tasks such as “Write the scope of work for a painting quote,” “Dictate measurements on the visit,” and “Show the customer the room in the proposed color.” Start with a single task, in Claude: allow 10 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
Claude · On your phone: dictation and photos
TodayThe quote gets written in the evening, and underestimated surface prep, cracks or old wallpaper, eats the margin on the job.
With ClaudeA room-by-room scope of work, where surface prep is spelled out in writing, along with what is not included.
Wispr Flow · Dictation on your phone
TodayDimensions jotted on a scrap of cardboard are hard to read in the evening, and one room’s height is always missing.
With Wispr FlowA complete set of measurements, room by room, cleanly written before you get back in the van.
ChatGPT · Image creation, from a photo
TodayThe customer hesitates between three colors on a color chart the size of a hand, and regrets the choice once the wall is done.
With ChatGPTTwo or three mood images of the room, to help the customer choose before you order.
Also
Claude · Excel file, in the conversation
An order list by product and by color, with the original coverage rate and the calculation for each quantity.
Gemini Notebook · A “Technical data sheets” notebook
The manufacturer’s times, approved surfaces, and thinning, with the exact page of the sheet.
A day-by-day schedule that the customer receives before the job and that everyone refers to.
A clear summary of the formalities and the VAT for this job, with the official pages to pass on to the customer.
Canva · “Canva AI”
A before-and-after graphic in your colors, with its caption, ready to publish.
Claude · Word file, in the conversation
A one-page record, room by room, that the customer keeps for touch-ups and that brings their next project back to you.
What to check
A signed quote commits you: surface areas, prices, VAT, and the choice of products stay yours. A photo doesn’t tell you everything about a surface: your on-site inspection decides the prep. Don’t photograph any person or any of the customer’s documents.
Write the scope of work for a painting quoteClaude · On your phone: dictation and photosThe prompt to copy
You are helping me prepare the painting quote for [a three-room apartment, occupied during the work]. From my dictated notes and the photos, write the scope of work room by room, in the order of the job: protecting floors and furniture, surface prep ([washing, filling, skim coating, sanding, wallpaper removal]), primer coat, finish coats, trim and radiators, cleanup. For each item: a description that is clear for a homeowner, the surface area or the linear meters, the sheen of the finish ([matte, eggshell, satin]), with no prices at all. Add anything I may have forgotten, marking it “to be confirmed,” and list separately what is not included: [moving large furniture, plaster repairs, treating a damp stain]. End with the questions to ask the customer. Don’t make up any surface area.
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobWrite the scope of work for a painting quote
In your jobFind a recoat time in a data sheet
In your jobCheck permits and VAT before a facade renovation
In your jobDictate measurements on the visit
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
On your phone, you dictate the visit and attach the photos: it writes the scope of work for the quote room by room, calculates the quantities while showing its math, and prepares the message to the customer.
Recommended planFree to start. Pro, $20 per month ($17 per month if billed yearly), if you use it every day.
You dictate the measurements as you move from room to room, tape measure in hand: the dimensions land in your notes, cleanly written.
Recommended planFree, $0: 1,000 words per week on phone, 2,000 on desktop. Then Pro, $15 per user per month ($12 if billed yearly).
From a photo of the room, it creates a mood image in the proposed color: the customer decides before you order.
Recommended planFree, with a limit on images, $0. Plus, $20 per month, if you use it often.
You store the technical data sheets for your paints and fillers there. It finds a recoat time or an approved surface and shows you the page.
Recommended planFree: 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook, 50 questions per day.
For a question about VAT or the paperwork for a facade renovation: it searches the web and shows the official page.
Recommended planFree to start: 3 “Pro” searches per day, 1 “Research” report per month. Pro, $20 per month (€22 on the French App Store).
To show a finished job, before and after, in your colors. Your next customers choose you from photos.
Recommended planCanva Free, €0: up to 20 AI uses.
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: Claude, Wispr Flow, ChatGPT, Gemini Notebook, Perplexity, and Canva. All of them can be used for free to get started.
Yes. From a photo of the room, it creates a mood image in the proposed color: the customer decides before you order. The plan to choose: Free, with a limit on images, $0. Plus, $20 per month, if you use it often.
With “Write the scope of work for a painting quote,” in Claude (on your phone: dictation and photos). Allow 10 minutes the first time. A room-by-room scope of work, where surface prep is spelled out in writing, along with what is not included.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.