Teaching Finish Trade Estimating Since 1976
COMMERCIAL PAINTING ESTIMATING
Production rates without the guesswork.
Production Rate Finder gives commercial painting estimators consistent production rates based on the work, system, substrate and measurements. Save your daily or hourly selling price per man to automatically calculate your total labor selling price.
Per-Day & Per-Hour | Man-Days & Crew-Days | System & Substrate Based | Proprietary Height Factors
How it works
Built for the way commercial painting estimators work.
Choose the work, define the system, enter the measurements and read the result.
1
Select the work
Start with walls, soffits, fascias, columns, doors & frames, and more.
2
Choose the system
Select the system type and substrate that match what you are estimating.
3
Enter measurements & quantities
Use dimensions or total square feet, then enter the applicable height, coats and quantities.
4
Get production & labor
Choose Days or Hours, then add crew size when you want to evaluate the full crew.
Features
Commercial Painting Production Rates and Labor Calculations
Use one repeatable production workflow from lookup to result.
Commercial Painting Coverage
Go to one place instead of opening old spreadsheets, notes and rate sheets.
Per-Man Production
Use the same structured lookup process from item to item and estimate to estimate.
Per-Crew Production
Review the production side of an estimate without rebuilding the math each time.
Man-Days
No project-management clutter. The tool stays centered on commercial painting production.
Crew-Days
Let the tool handle the conversion from quantities and rates to the results you need.
Proprietary Height Factors
Use the result as a baseline, then decide how actual job conditions should affect the estimate.
Your Selling Price. Your Labor Total.
Save your daily or hourly selling price per man—we calculate the other automatically. Your saved rate works with the estimated time and crew size to calculate your total labor selling price.
Built on estimating experience
Built for commercial painting estimators.
Since 1976, the school has taught finish-trade estimating. Production Rate Finder turns that estimating experience into a fast, focused tool.
Its proprietary height factors are built directly into the lookup where applicable.
Production Rate Finder supports estimator judgment. It does not replace it.
Its proprietary height factors are built directly into the lookup where applicable.
Production Rate Finder supports estimator judgment. It does not replace it.
PRICING
Choose the plan that works for you.
Both plans include the same full access. Choose monthly billing or save $109 with annual billing.
BEST VALUE
Annual
$
599
/year
Save $109 compared with 12 monthly payments.
- Production Rate Finder access
- Broad range of commercial painting applications
- System & substrate selections
- Per-Day & Per-Hour production
- Man-Days & Crew-Days
- Proprietary Height Factors
- Saved selling prices and automatic labor pricing
FAQ
Questions before you subscribe?
No. Production Rate Finder calculates production rates, labor time and total labor selling prices using your saved daily or hourly selling price per man. It works alongside your existing takeoff, material pricing and proposal process.
No. Access, layout, surface condition, sequencing, congestion, weather, supervision and other project conditions can affect actual production. The estimator still applies judgment.
No. Production Rate Finder is built specifically for commercial painting estimating.
Get the production rates and labor numbers you need faster.
Put Production Rate Finder beside your takeoff and pricing workflow and keep moving.
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