Painting · Lead time

Explain the lead time on a exterior paint

Send this when the holdup is the wait before work can start, not whether they liked the price.

Names, prices, and companies on this page are examples.

What sets the date

Exterior paint needs a dry stretch. Name the weeks you can actually start, and do not promise a date in a wet month. Color is often a two-person decision even when one person met you at the house.

Do not skip the wait

Do not cut the price by quietly skipping the primer. The gap between paint bids is usually hours of prep, not the gallons.

If you send it from QuoteLasso

The default schedule is three emails, at 2, 5, and 10 days. Day 10 is the last one. You can move the dates. Add the estimate by typing it in, forwarding the message, or importing a spreadsheet. The customer sees your business name and the address followups@quotelasso.com. A reply comes to your inbox and the remaining follow-ups stop. QuoteLasso does not send texts. During the 14-day trial, due emails can send on their own. After that, Free is manual. Starter is $79/month and Pro is $149/month.

Example email

Exterior paint

Subject

When the exterior paint can start

Hi James,

The exterior paint estimate is $6,450. The start date depends on this: Exterior paint needs a dry stretch. Name the weeks you can actually start, and do not promise a date in a wet month.

If you want it, tell me and I will line up the next step. I will not start before that is set.

Thanks,
Mike Chen
Harbor Painting

Questions

Is this the last painting follow-up?

No. The default schedule is day 2, day 5, and day 10, and day 10 is the last email. This page is the lead time note for a exterior paint. Do not cut the price by quietly skipping the primer.

What will the customer see if QuoteLasso sends the exterior paint email?

The customer sees your business name and the address followups@quotelasso.com. A reply comes to your inbox and the remaining follow-ups stop. The words are yours. The sample on this page uses made-up names and the example price $6,450.

Send this kind of note on a schedule.

Add the estimate. QuoteLasso drafts the email in your words and, on the trial or a paid plan, can send it when it is due.

Start free trial

14-day free trial, no card required. Then the Free plan, or upgrade if you want automatic sending.