Decorating is the last trade in and the first one blamed. DuoApp keeps plots, coats, snags and invoicing in one app your decorators will actually use - so you know where every plot is, you can prove what was done, and you get paid for all of it.
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Decorators finish the job everyone else started, often to a moving deadline. These are the problems painting and decorating contractors tell us about most.
Mist coat done, first coat, second coat, gloss - you find out by walking the site or ringing round.
Other trades mark your finished work and you're asked to put it right for nothing, with no photos to show it was handed over clean.
Snags written on a sheet, half done, and the same list comes back from the site manager a week later.
Plots finished but missed off the application, and extra coats or touch-ups agreed on site forgotten.
CSCS cards, IPAF and other training expire without anyone noticing until someone's turned away at the gate.
Deductions, retention and releases tracked in a spreadsheet, and money you're owed sits unclaimed.
Everything below is included in the same £10 per user, from the decorators on site to the office.
Break each job into the stages you price for - mist coat, first and second coats, woodwork, final touch-up - and track progress plot by plot. Complete dozens of tasks at once when a block is done.
Sign each plot off with a checklist, photos and a signature. If another trade damages your work later, you can show exactly how it was handed over and when.
Log snags with photos, assign them, schedule the visit and sign them off - so the list goes down instead of coming back.
Bill at a fixed price per plot or stage, split labour and materials, or run your own decorators as subcontractors with staged claims.
Deductions, verification status, retention and releases sit on every invoice, so what you're owed and what you owe is always worked out for you.
Raise extra coats, damage repairs or colour changes from site on your phone, send them for sign-off and keep a full audit trail.
Store CSCS cards, IPAF and other training, and insurance against each decorator. DuoApp warns you before anything expires, and can block work for anyone whose documents aren't current.
Hours captured against the plot as the work happens, so you know what each job really cost - and payroll without the Friday chase.
Most decorating contractors we speak to run on paper, a group chat and a spreadsheet. Here's what changes.
If your team can use WhatsApp, they can use DuoApp. There's no training day and no IT department needed, and every new team gets a free onboarding session with a real person.
No consultants and no setup fee. Every new team gets a free onboarding session with a real person.
Create your live developments with plots, stages and prices.
CIS, retention and the handover checklist for each plot.
They download the app on iOS or Android and log in. No training day needed.
Progress, handovers, snags and what's ready to claim, all in one place.
No tiers, no per-site fees and no setup charge. Add and remove people as your team changes and you are billed pro-rata.
The same platform runs teams across construction and the trades.
Bring a real development, your CIS setup and the way you price. In 30 minutes you'll know whether DuoApp fits - no slide decks, no pressure.