Painting
Painting Repair Revenue Calculator
Works repair revenue, which in painting is the small-job stream that fills gaps.
Result
Service lines rarely carry the same margin. Splitting them is the only way to see which part of the business is paying for the rest, which is frequently not the part that looks busiest.
Get a Free Business AuditHow the calculation works
Jobs per month times average value with margin applied. Repair work in painting means touch-ups, patch and repaint after damage, failed-area remediation and small remedial jobs. The values are low and the margins can be good, because a small job carries the minimum charge and the mobilisation is the cost rather than the work. Their real function is filling gaps in the schedule between larger jobs.
What moves the number
- Minimum charge, which governs profitability on small work.
- Whether the jobs cluster geographically.
- Whether patching can match, which determines scope.
- How they are scheduled against larger work.
Where this one goes wrong
Small repair jobs are only profitable with a minimum charge that genuinely covers mobilisation, and painting businesses routinely take them below that out of goodwill toward an existing customer. Doing them properly means either charging the minimum or batching several into one visit. The scope caution is matching: a patch repair on a wall that has faded or on a textured surface frequently will not blend, and quoting a patch where the honest answer is a full wall sets up a complaint rather than a satisfied customer.
Before you quote
- Hold a minimum charge that covers mobilisation.
- Batch small jobs geographically where possible.
- Be honest when a patch will not blend and quote the full wall.
Questions
About this calculator
Are small painting repairs worth doing?
With a minimum charge that covers mobilisation, yes, and they fill schedule gaps usefully. Taken below that out of goodwill they lose money, which is what happens most often with existing customers. Batching several into one visit is the other way to make them work.
Will a patch repair blend in?
Often not. Existing paint fades and its sheen changes, and textured surfaces are hard to match, so a patch shows even when colour-matched from the original tin. Being honest about that and quoting the full wall produces a satisfied customer rather than a complaint.
How should repair work be scheduled?
Into gaps between larger jobs, ideally grouped geographically so one trip covers several. Treated as filler rather than as priority work they are genuinely useful; treated as urgent they disrupt the larger jobs that carry the business.
The formula
revenue = jobs x average value; gross profit = revenue x margin
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How to use this calculator
- Repair jobs per month. Enter your own figure; the page starts at 28.
- Average value ($). Enter your own figure; the page starts at $2,900.
- Gross margin on this work (%). Enter your own figure; the page starts at 42%.
- Share of total revenue (%). Used to show what the whole business turns over.
The result updates as you type, so you can try a figure, see what it does to repair revenue per month, and change it back. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere or saved.
A worked example
These are the figures the calculator opens with. Every number in the results column below is produced by the same calculation the page runs, so you can follow it through before putting your own figures in.
What goes in
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Repair jobs per month | 28 |
| Average value | $2,900 |
| Gross margin on this work | 42% |
| Share of total revenue | 40% |
What comes out
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Repair revenue per month main result | $81,200 |
| Per year | $974,400 |
| Gross profit per year | $409,248 |
| Implied total business revenue | $2,436,000 |
The repair line brings in $974,400 a year and earns $409,248 of gross profit on it.
How sensitive the answer is
Holding everything else steady and changing only average value, this is what happens to repair revenue per month. It is worth knowing which of your inputs the answer actually hinges on, and which barely move it.
| Average value ($) | Repair revenue per month |
|---|---|
| $1,450 | $40,600 |
| $2,175 | $60,900 |
| $2,900 example above | $81,200 |
| $4,350 | $121,800 |
| $5,800 | $162,400 |
Every other input is held at the example value while this one changes, which is not how a real job behaves. Treat it as a guide to which number matters most, not as five separate quotes.
What each figure means
- Repair jobs per month
- A number, between 0 and 10000, starting at 28.
- Average value ($)
- A money amount, starting at $2,900.
- Gross margin on this work (%)
- A percentage, between 0 and 95, starting at 42%.
- Share of total revenue (%)
- Used to show what the whole business turns over.
What the results tell you
| Result | What it is |
|---|---|
| Repair revenue per month | The headline result. A money figure. |
| Per year | A money figure. |
| Gross profit per year | A money figure. |
| Implied total business revenue | A money figure. |
Estimating is the easy part
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