How PlanScanAI helps painting and decorating contractors
Decorating take-offs require you to extract surface areas, finish types and colour specifications from multiple drawing types simultaneously — floor plans, elevations, room data sheets and finish schedules. Errors in any one of these compound into significant material waste and margin loss. PlanScanAI was built to handle that complexity automatically.
Upload your architectural drawings and finish schedules, select ‘Painting & Decorating’ as your trade, and run a Guided Scan targeting what you need — paint types by room, surface areas, primer and coat specifications, colour references. Results come back with drawing references so every item is traceable.
What PlanScanAI extracts from painting and decorating drawings
- Room finish schedules — floor, wall and ceiling finishes per room
- Paint specifications — product types, sheen levels, number of coats, base coat requirements
- Colour references — NCS, RAL, British Standard and manufacturer colour codes
- Surface areas — wall areas, ceiling areas, floor areas by room and finish type
- Specialist finishes — feature walls, wood staining, varnishing, lacquering
- Substrate preparation requirements — plaster skim, filler, sanding, priming
- External painting — render, masonry, timber, metalwork specifications
- Window and door finishes — frames, sills, casings, ironmongery painting
- Joinery finishes — skirting, architrave, dado rail, picture rail specifications
- Ceiling types — plasterboard, MF, coffered, bulkhead finishes
- Fire retardant coating requirements — positions, product specifications
- Graffiti-resistant coating and specialist protective finish positions
Why painting and decorating contractors choose PlanScanAI
- Accurate material estimates — calculate paint coverage and primer requirements from actual surface areas, not guesswork.
- Quote commercial projects faster — process multi-room finish schedules in minutes rather than half a day.
- Catch specification details — never miss a specialist finish requirement buried in a room data sheet.
- Trade-tuned accuracy — our AI understands NBS specifications and UK finish schedule conventions.
- Verifiable output — every extracted finish links back to its exact drawing and room reference.
Ready to try it?
PlanScanAI is currently in public beta with early-adopter pricing locked in for life. Start with a free trial — five scans, every feature unlocked, no card required. See the AI run on your own drawings and decide from there.