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Painting invoice template
Bill interior and exterior painting work with the details customers look for: job address and areas painted, every line priced so it can be checked, and clear payment terms. Download a template or fill it in below.
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Excel invoice template
Amounts, per-line tax and the balance due calculate as you type. Works in Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets.
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Printable invoice
One US Letter page with the painting job fields, for filling in by hand on site.
Download PDFThe Word and Excel files open with sample interior and exterior painting lines to overwrite. Sample tax is an illustrative 8% on parts and materials only — whether labor, materials or both are taxable depends on your state and the job.
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It opens with sample painting lines. Change anything, then download a PDF — free, no signup.
What to include on a painting invoice
Beyond the basics — your details, the customer, a unique number and the date — these are the lines painters get asked about.
Sample invoice lines
- Interior walls, two coats (sq ft)1450 × $1.90
- Ceilings, one coat (sq ft)620 × $1.25
- Trim and doors (linear ft)310 × $1.60
- Drywall patching and prep (hours)3 × $55.00
- Paint and supplies1 × $540.00
Fictional example prices.
- 1
Areas and surfaces
Name the rooms or elevations and the surfaces: walls, ceilings, trim, doors.
- 2
Square or linear footage
Pricing by the square foot or linear foot makes the total checkable.
- 3
Number of coats and finish
Two coats of eggshell is a different job from one coat of flat; say which.
- 4
Prep work
Patching, sanding and caulking take real time; list them.
- 5
Paint and supplies
Show paint and supplies separately from labor, with the product or color if useful for touch-ups.
Quoting the job first?
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Painting invoice questions
Many painters price by the square foot or by the room and bill prep by the hour. Whichever you use, show the measure and the rate so the customer can follow the total.
It depends on the state. Some tax the paint and materials, some tax painting services, and some treat improvements to real property differently. The sample taxes materials only to show the layout.
Yes. The Word, Excel and PDF files download without signing up or giving an email address, and the online generator makes PDFs for free. Replace the sample lines and prices with your own; they are fictional examples, not pricing guidance.
The downloads are standalone documents. In Bokeping you create the invoice from your customer and item lists, email it with a pay button when Stripe or Forte is connected, and the payment is recorded against it. A free account is enough to start.
Send painting invoices that get paid
Create the invoice in Bokeping, email it with a pay button, and the payment is recorded in your books when it arrives.