Client Portal for Painting Contractors, Built with AI

A painting contractor's client portal gives each customer one login for their quote, start date, variations, payments and, after the job, the exact paint used in every room. Describe it to Mythex and it builds the portal with a database, per-customer access and file storage for photos.

Who it's for

Painters and decorators who answer the same texts every week (when do you start, what do I owe, what colour was the landing) and want customers to look it up themselves.

What you can build

Quote with room-by-room lines and an accept button
Start date and crew, updated when weather moves it
Variations the customer approves before work starts
Deposit, stage and final payments with balance due
Before and after photos per room
Paint brand, colour code and finish for each surface

What customers check most

Before the job, people want the start date and what they need to do: move furniture, clear the drive, keep pets in. During it, they want to know what is done today and whether anything changed. After it, they want the invoice and the colours. Build the portal home around those three moments, with a short 'before we arrive' checklist that you can tick off with them.

Start date and preparation checklist
Daily progress note and photos
Final invoice and paint record

The paint record is the part that brings work back

Record brand, range, colour name, colour code and sheen for every wall, ceiling and woodwork surface. A customer who scuffs the hallway two years later opens the portal, sees exactly what you used and, more often than not, asks you to do the touch-up and the bedroom while you are there.

Variations the customer approves

When the scope changes, add the variation in the portal with a description and a price. The customer gets a link and approves it before you start. The final invoice then pulls in only approved variations, which ends the end-of-job argument about extras agreed verbally on a ladder.

Mistakes to avoid

Do not make customers create a password before they can see their quote; send a sign-in link by email instead. Do not put every job photo in one long gallery; group them by room. And make sure the start date in the portal is the one you update when rain moves it, or the portal becomes one more place that is out of date.

A prompt to start from

Build a client portal for my painting and decorating business. Each customer signs in with an email link and sees only their own job: quote with room lines, start date, a preparation checklist, variations to approve, payments and balance, photos grouped by room, and a paint record with brand, colour code and finish per surface. My team can update everything from a phone.

Questions

Can each customer only see their own job?

Yes. Say so in your prompt and Mythex scopes every page to the signed-in customer, so changing a link does not show another job.

Can customers approve extra work in the portal?

Yes. Add variations with a price and an approve button. Approved variations then appear on the final invoice.

Can I upload photos from site?

Yes. Mythex attaches file storage, so your team can add photos to a room from a phone browser.

Can customers pay their invoice in the portal?

Yes, with a payment provider you connect using your own account. Without one, the portal can show bank details and the balance due.

What does it cost?

You can build and publish on the Free plan without a card. Pro is $25 a month and adds your own domain, code editing and more credits.

Templates to start from

Customer Health Dashboard Template — Churn scoring with explainable charts
Agency Client Portal Template — PIN-protected views on a Kanban board
Freelance Invoicing Template — Saved clients with revenue stats
Quote Generator Template — Line-item pricing, secure client links
Pet Boarding Site Template — Booking wizard with client dashboard