Area calculator
Wall areas from plans, elevations or on-site measurements with openings deducted and lineal extras added.
Rendering software: quotes by area, finish & access
Renderers: price the finish, not just the wall. Measure once, quote right.
Quotes worked out by eye from the footpath, scaffold left off the price, colours changed by text the night before and a week of rain that wrecks the whole schedule. We build quoting, job and scheduling tools for rendering businesses that price every wall properly and keep builders, homeowners and the crew on the same page. Then we host them and look after them.
Looking for rendering quote software that actually prices the job?
A render quote isn't just square metres. It's the substrate, the system, the finish coat, the colour, the height, the scaffold, the reveals and beads and how far the mixer has to sit from the wall. Most renderers price it in their head or on the back of a plan, type it into a template and hope nothing was missed. Then the builder's variation lands, the client picks a different colour and the rain pushes everything back a week.
Wollopit builds custom software for rendering businesses around how you actually quote and run jobs. Measure walls from plans or on site, pick the system and finish and the price builds itself with access, scaffold and openings accounted for. Colours get signed off in writing. Weather delays message everyone automatically. Builders get progress claims while homeowners get a simple quote and deposit. We connect the tools you already use and look after the lot on our own servers.
01The problems
What we hear from renderers
Does your rendering business have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most renderers we talk to can finish a wall like glass and still lose money on the quote. The trowel work is fine. It's the paperwork that leaks.
- The problemQuotes by eyeWall areas guessed from the footpath or a quick pace-out, so big jobs come in light and small ones scare people off.How we fix itArea calculators from plans, elevations or site measurements with windows, doors and openings taken off automatically.
- The problemEvery finish prices differentlyAcrylic, cement, texture coat, bagging and paint all have different rates, coats and cure times. The quote template only knows one.How we fix itEvery render system and finish set up with its own rate per square metre, coats and materials, ready to drop into any quote.
- The problemScaffold left off the quoteTwo-storey walls, sloping blocks and tight side access get missed until you're on site paying for them.How we fix itAccess built into every quote: heights, scaffold hire, edge protection, boom lifts and difficult access loadings.
- The problemReveals and extras forgottenWindow reveals, corner beads, sills, expansion joints and patch repairs eat hours but never make the price.How we fix itLineal extras priced per metre and per item so beads, reveals, sills and repairs land on every quote.
- The problemColour changed by textThe client picks a colour, changes their mind by SMS at 9pm and swears they said the other one.How we fix itColour and finish selections signed off in writing and locked to the job, with a change fee once it's been mixed.
- The problemWeather wrecks the scheduleRain on fresh render or 38 degrees on a west wall means jobs move and you spend the morning ringing everyone.How we fix itOne-tap weather rescheduling that shuffles the calendar and texts builders, clients and the crew automatically.
- The problemBuilder claims chased by handBuilders want progress claims against stages, retentions held back and variations approved before they'll pay.How we fix itBuilder accounts with staged claims, variations, retentions and invoices straight into Xero or MYOB.
- The problemMaterials run short on siteBags of render, mesh and beads worked out on the day, so someone's driving to the supplier at 10am.How we fix itMaterial lists calculated from the quote, ready to order from your supplier before the job starts.
- The problemThe crew doesn't know the jobAddress, colour, finish and gate code live in your head or a group chat.How we fix itJob sheets on every phone with walls, finish, colour, access notes, photos and the day's checklist.
- The problemCracks come back as callbacksA crack shows up two years later and there's no record of the substrate, the system used or the cure time.How we fix itJob records with photos, product batches and conditions on the day, so warranty questions get answered fast.
- The problemGreat finishes stay on your phoneYour best work is buried in the camera roll between the dog and the kids.How we fix itBefore and after galleries by finish type on your website, posted straight from the job.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for renderers. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Finish & system pricing
Rates per square metre for acrylic, cement, texture, bagging, skim coats and paint with coats and materials built in.
Access & scaffold costing
Heights, storeys, scaffold hire, lifts and tricky access priced in so the margin survives the job.
Good, better, best quotes
Two or three finish options side by side so the client picks one and accepts online.
Online acceptance & deposits
Quotes signed and deposits paid by card from the client's phone through Stripe or Square.
Colour & finish sign-off
Colour codes, sample photos and finish choices signed off and attached to the job.
Weather rescheduling
Move a rain day in one tap and everyone affected gets an SMS with the new date.
Crew calendar
Jobs, coats and cure times across crews on one calendar so second coats aren't booked too early.
Builder portal & progress claims
Builder accounts with staged claims, variations, retentions and their own job list.
Material lists
Bags, mesh, beads and primer worked out from the quote and sent to your supplier.
Job sheets & photos
Everything the crew needs on their phone, with before, during and after photos saved to the job.
Warranty records
Products, batches, conditions and photos stored against each job for any callback.
Finish galleries & website
A quick website with projects shown by render type, built to rank for 'renderer near me'.
03The systems
The big ones
Your whole rendering business, on one system.
These are the systems renderers ask us about most. Each one works on its own and they get properly clever when they're joined up.
Surface quoting
Measure the walls. The quote builds itself.
Enter measurements on site or mark up the elevations from the plans and the area works itself out with windows and doors taken off. Pick the system and finish for each wall, add access and extras and the quote prices itself with your rates and margins. Send it as a tidy PDF or a link the client accepts online.
- Wall areas from plans or site measurements
- Openings deducted automatically
- Rates per system and finish
- Coats and materials per finish
- Height and access loadings
- Scaffold and lift hire built in
- Lineal extras: beads, reveals, sills
- Good, better, best options
- Online acceptance and deposits
- Margin shown before you send
Colour & selections
Colour picked once. Signed off in writing.
Clients choose their finish and colour from your range with sample photos, then sign it off before anything gets mixed. Every change is logged with a date so there's no argument about which white they meant.
- Colour codes from your supplier ranges
- Sample and texture photos
- Selections per wall or elevation
- Client sign-off on their phone
- Change requests logged and dated
- Change fees once it's mixed
- Colour printed on crew job sheets
- Builder and designer approvals
Scheduling & weather
Rain day? Everyone knows before you've had a coffee.
Jobs, coats and cure times sit on one calendar across your crews. When the forecast turns, move the day in one tap and builders, clients and the crew get a text with the new plan.
- Crew calendar by job and coat
- Cure times between coats
- Forecast shown against booked days
- One-tap rain day rescheduling
- Automatic SMS to everyone affected
- Scaffold hire dates kept in step
- Job sheets on crew phones
- Before and after photos per job
- Google Calendar sync
Builder claims
Builders get claims. You get paid.
Builder clients get their own login with every job, stage and variation in one place. Progress claims go out against agreed stages, retentions are tracked and invoices land in Xero or MYOB without retyping.
- Builder accounts with their own rates
- Staged progress claims
- Variations quoted and approved online
- Retentions tracked and released
- Invoices into Xero or MYOB
- Overdue payment reminders
- Site photos attached to each claim
- Homeowner jobs kept simple
Galleries & website
Your best walls, working on your website.
Snap before and after photos on site and they file themselves into galleries by finish type on your website. Homeowners after a bagged look or a smooth acrylic can see exactly what you do and ask for a quote on the spot.
- Galleries by finish type
- Before and after sliders
- Photos straight from the job
- Suburb tags for local search
- Quote request on every project
- Google Business Profile posts
- Review requests after handover
- Fast on phones
04How it changes
Before and after
A facade refresh, wolloped.
Here's how a two-storey facade job could change. Every rendering business is different, so we map yours first.
Before
- Guess the wall area from the footpath
- Forget the scaffold on the back wall
- Client changes the colour by text
- Short on bags halfway through the second coat
- Ring everyone when the rain comes in
- Chase the builder for the claim
After
- Areas measured with openings taken off
- Access and scaffold priced in
- Colour signed off in the quote
- Materials ordered from the quote
- Rain day moved and everyone texted
- Claim sent and synced to Xero
05Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for renderers.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for renderers
Built around how your rendering business actually runs: area calculator, finish & system pricing and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for renderers
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Rendering business system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for renderers
Access & scaffold costing and good, better, best quotes: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your rendering business, looked after by the people who built it.
06Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the job management and accounting tools you already use or build around them if they're doing the job.
- Xero
- MYOB
- QuickBooks
- ServiceM8
- Tradify
- simPRO
- Fergus
- Buildxact
- Stripe
- Square
- Google Calendar
- Twilio SMS
- Google Business Profile
- Bureau of Meteorology
07How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your rendering business: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We tag along on a quote and a job day, then work out where your time and margin are actually leaking.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your systems, finishes, rates, access loadings, builder accounts, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the quote calculator first, so the next wall you price is priced properly.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
08Questions
FAQ
Things renderers ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can it work out wall areas from plans?
Yes. You can mark up elevations from the plans or punch in measurements on site. Windows and doors come off automatically and reveals and beads get added as lineal metres.
Can each render system have its own rates?
Yes. Acrylic, cement, texture coats, bagging, skim coats and paint can each have their own rate per square metre, number of coats and materials. Your quote just picks from them.
Can it handle builder work and homeowner jobs together?
Yes. Builders can have accounts with staged claims, variations and retentions while homeowners get a simple quote, online acceptance and a deposit.
Does it really message everyone when it rains?
Yes. Move a job to a new day and the builder, client and crew get an SMS with the new date. You can check it before it sends if you'd rather.
Do we have to stop using ServiceM8 or Tradify?
No. If your job management app is working, we build around it and add the quoting, selections and claims on top. If it's holding you back, we'll show you what replacing it would involve before anything changes.
How much does it cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand it. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
How long does it take?
We build in stages. Usually the quote calculator comes first so you get an early win, then scheduling, selections and claims follow.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most renderers we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
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