Creating your own surface templates
The built-in surface library covers the common stuff — walls, ceilings, doors, windows, soffit, fascia, roofs, and more. But every painter has their own speciality. Decorative ironwork. Rendered brick fences. Pergolas. Timber cladding. You can add these as custom surface templates once, then drop them into any quote with a tap.
Where to add them
Open Business Settings and scroll to Your Surfaces. Tap + Add surface and fill in:
- Label — how it appears in the quote ("Pergola", "Render fence", "Wrought iron")
- Area type — internal, external, or both
- Speed step — which of the 8 production rates applies
- Coats — default number
- Method — brush/roll or spray
- Prep level — any of the nine prep levels (None 0% / Minimal 10 / Light 20 / Standard 30 / Moderate 50 / Heavy 80 / Very Heavy 120 / Extensive 150 / Restoration 300)
- Material category — which paint type it pulls from
Using them on a job
When scoping an area, your custom surfaces appear as pills in the surface picker alongside the built-ins, filtered to the area type (internal or external). Tap to add — your pre-set defaults apply instantly.
Why it matters: the surfaces you paint most are also the ones you waste the most time re-configuring. Five minutes spent saving a template now saves you hours across the next year's quotes.
Tip: don't try to template every possible surface on day one. Add a template the second time you find yourself manually configuring the same thing. You'll build a tailored library naturally, one job at a time.