PaintBid — React Native Estimating & Invoicing for Painting Pros

PaintBid is a cross‑platform mobile app built for painting contractors to create fast, accurate estimates, convert them into branded quotes/work orders, and manage the full job lifecycle from lead to invoice—all on phone or desktop.

Quick Estimates: Enter rooms/surfaces, dimensions, coats, prep tasks; auto‑calculates labor and materials.

Cost Models: Configurable production rates (sq ft/hr), crew sizes, wages, overhead, and margins.

Material Database: Paint/primer/consumables with coverage, waste factors, and price tiers.

Branded PDFs: One‑click quote/estimate/work order PDFs with logo, scope, terms, and e‑signature.

Lead & Job Tracking: Pipeline stages (Lead → Quote → Won → Scheduled → Complete), reminders, and notes.

Invoicing & Payments: Generate invoices from approved quotes; optional card/ACH via Stripe.

Client CRM: Contacts, site addresses, job history, attachments, and change orders.

Multi‑Device: Mobile‑first with synced web/desktop support; offline capture and later sync.

Team Access: Roles/permissions for owners, estimators, and crew leads; activity logs.

Photos & Markups: Attach site photos, annotate surfaces, and include in PDFs.

Mobile/Web: React Native (TypeScript), React Navigation, React Native Web for desktop browser support.

State/Data: Zustand/Redux + React Query; optimistic updates; offline queue with background sync.

Forms/Calculators: Reusable form schemas (Zod/Yup) and cost engine with unit conversions and rounding rules.

Storage: Secure local persistence for drafts; cloud DB (e.g., Postgres/Firebase) with row‑level security.

PDFs: Server‑side PDF rendering (Node/puppeteer or pdf-lib) with brand themes and locale/units (imperial/metric).

Files: S3/Cloud Storage for photos/attachments; presigned uploads.

Auth: Email/password + OAuth; role‑based access; device session management.

Notifications: Push (FCM/APNs) and email for quote approvals, schedule changes, and payment receipts.

Payments: Stripe (PaymentIntents/Invoices), tax handling, discounts, deposits, and partial payments.

CI/CD & Quality: Jest/RTL, Detox e2e, Fastlane, Over‑the‑Air updates (Expo EAS/CodePush), Sentry/Crashlytics.

Scope Intake: Add rooms/surfaces (walls, ceilings, trim, doors), dimensions, conditions, and prep.

Cost Build: Pick materials; engine computes coverage, waste, cans/units, labor hours from production rates.

Price & Margin: Apply labor rates, overhead, profit; preview cost breakdown and sensitivity.

Quote Generation: Auto‑produce branded PDF with scope, exclusions, timeline, and terms; send via email/SMS.

Approval & Scheduling: Client e‑signs; convert to job, assign crew, generate work order.

Execution & Change Orders: Log time/material variances; issue change orders and update totals.

Invoice & Payment: Create invoice, accept card/ACH, and record partial/final payments.

Accurate Calculations Across Edge Cases:

Offline Job Sites:

Branded Documents at Scale:

Multi‑Role Permissions:

Payment Reconciliation:

10–15 minutes to produce a polished quote from a site visit.

Higher win rates via professional PDFs and faster follow‑ups.

Fewer back‑office hours due to integrated estimates → work orders → invoices pipeline.