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Painting crews, hours on the right job

A painting company estimates by the hour and lives or dies by how close the job comes in. When it rains, exterior crews move to an interior; when an interior waits on drywall, they move again. GEOTT ties every clock-in to the job's geofence and adds up the real hours per job, so the next estimate starts from facts.

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Painting crew working on the exterior of a house — An exterior job on a dry day; tomorrow's rain moves this crew to an interior, recorded with one site change.

Why do painting estimates miss the real hours?

Because the hours that actually went into a job are rarely recorded where they happened. Crews move between jobs with the weather, painters help on another crew for an afternoon, and a timesheet filled in on Friday shows a rough split. GEOTT records each move at the moment it happens, on the job's geofence.

Where estimates drift, and what GEOTT records
Where it drifts	What GEOTT records
Rain moves the crew from an exterior to an interior	A site change, checked on the interior job's circle
Two painters lend a hand on another crew's job	Their hours on that job, split at clock-out
Touch-up visits weeks later	Punches on the same job, still open until you close it
Morning paint-store run counted on the job	Nothing until the painter is inside the job's circle

How do I compare estimated and actual hours per job?

Export the month by project from GEOTT and put it next to your estimates. Below is a sample month with invented jobs for a company of 7 painters: two jobs came in over, two under. GEOTT supplies the actual hours; the estimate column is yours, typed into the spreadsheet.

Sample data: 7 painters, one month (estimates added by the owner)
Job (sample)	Estimated hours	Actual hours in GEOTT	Difference
Colonial house, full exterior	160	182	+22
Dental office, interior repaint	90	84	−6
Restaurant, interior and trim	120	136	+16
Townhomes, 4 exteriors	400	388	−12
Touch-ups on past jobs	—	18	—

GEOTT doesn't estimate or invoice; it gives you hours you can trust. The four exports are listed on the features page.

What does a painter do differently with GEOTT?

Very little: tap to clock in on arrival, tap to change job when the crew moves, tap to clock out. Each tap reads the phone's position once, nothing in between. Painters see on screen whether the punch was valid, and they can open a page that shows exactly what GEOTT records about them.

Any phone

GEOTT opens from a link in the browser: no app store, fine on old phones with full storage.

Spanish on screen

Each worker picks the interface language: English, Spanish, French, German or Italian.

Breaks

Start and end a break with one tap, or let an automatic break apply after the hours you set.

Reminders

A nudge at start time for anyone who hasn't clocked in yet, and one at the end of the day for anyone still on the clock.

What geofence works for interior and exterior jobs?

Exteriors get good readings under open sky, typically within 4.9 m (16 ft) per GPS.gov. Interiors are weaker, so ask painters to clock in at the entrance and give the circle extra room. In a high-rise, the circle covers the building footprint, not a floor.

Starting points for painting jobs
Job	Suggested radius
House exterior	50 m (about 165 ft)
Office or store interior	80 m (about 260 ft)
Apartment building or high-rise	120 m (about 395 ft)
Townhome community	250 m (about 820 ft)

How much does GEOTT cost for a painting company?

$7 per painter who clocked in that month: 7 painters cost $49. A slow winter with three painters on interiors costs $21. No base fee, no per-job charge, no annual plan, and the estimator in the office is free.

How it's counted: GEOTT pricing.

Painting contractor questions

What is the best time tracking app for painting contractors?

One that records actual hours per job, even when crews move with the weather, so you can compare them with your estimates. GEOTT does that for $7 per active worker, works without an app store and can be tested for 15 days without a card.

Can GEOTT show me which jobs went over?

It gives you the actual hours per job in the by-project Excel export. Add your estimate in the next column and the jobs that ran over stand out. GEOTT doesn't store estimates or prices itself.

What if a painter forgets to clock in?

They request a recovered punch from the app with the time and a reason. It becomes hours only after a manager approves it, with the hours rules applied, and it stays marked as recovered in the change log.

Is GPS tracking of painters legal?

It depends on the state. GEOTT reads the position only at the punch, and each painter confirms a notice before the first one. Before rollout, read is GPS tracking of employees legal?

Which other crews use GEOTT?

Any company whose people start the day on a job site instead of in an office. Each page takes one trade, its typical day and the radius that fits its sites.

How do I test GEOTT on my painting jobs?

Set up this month's jobs, send the crew the link and let them clock in as usual. At the end of the trial compare the actual hours with your estimates. The trial lasts 15 days, needs no card and doesn't bill when it ends.

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