Prep Hours

Manually add prep hours to substrates in estimates with automatic cost calculation based on your internal hourly rate.

Prep hours in PaintScout must be added manually to each substrate. The system multiplies your prep hours by your internal hourly rate to calculate the prep cost, which is then added to the surface total alongside painting time and materials.

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How do you add prep hours to an estimate?

1. Select the substrate to which you want to assign prep hours.
2. Enter the number of prep hours in the designated box. Keep in mind that the hourly rate will be applied to determine the cost. For instance, if you allocate 2 hours of prep for a substrate, it will be 2 hrs x $65 hourly = $130.00 in total for prep.

   
3. Click Confirm, and you'll see the prep hours incorporated into your area.

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