Components overview

Components are the building blocks of every painting quote. Each one carries the material price, coverage rate, labor cost, and waste settings so you don't rebuild the maths every time. Build the library once, then quote from it forever.

What can be a component?

• Wall paint - emulsion, washable, premium (area, by coverage)
• Ceiling paint (area, by coverage)
• Primer or undercoat (area, by coverage)
• Stain block or sealer (area or count)
• Skirting, architrave, door frame paint (lineal)
• Curved trim - bay reveals, arched architraves (curved lineal)
• Doors (count) - per door including frame
• Windows (count) - per window/sash
• Spot prep work, filling, sanding (hours)
• Labor (hours or days)
• Fixed items - dust sheets, masking, callout, site protection

Why components matter

Set them up once and every quote after that is faster, more consistent, and harder to get wrong. You update a price once and every new quote uses the new price.

The library scales with the work you do. Painting jobs run from a single feature wall to whole-house repaints, and the same set of components handles both ends without rebuilding.

Extras vs Main components

Most components are Main (core job items). Extras are a separate bucket for one-off items, items you want recorded but hidden from the customer quote, call-out fees, travel, or anything else that sits outside the main scope of work. See Components vs Extras.

Tier limits

Plan	Components (lifetime)
Trial	10
Starter	10
Growth	15
Professional	25
Pro Plus	50

New accounts are seeded with 8 starter components, so you start at 8 of your cap. Soft-deleted (inactive) components don't count toward the cap.

When you're at the cap, the + Add Component button opens an upgrade modal. Hard-delete components you no longer need to make room, or upgrade your tier.

For the full mechanics, see Tier limits.

Next

• Creating a component - the field-by-field walkthrough.