About PEP Associates, LLC

PEP is the first and foremost integrated estimating system, established in 1998. PEP was first created to streamline Marge’s own business, and has quickly grown into an industry leader in estimating software and instruction. PEP has provided estimating presentations at various PDCA conferences and Sherwin-Williams pro-shows.

The PEP staff can be found at conferences throughout the United States, and will soon be expanding PEP software demonstrations to Canada.

PEP has grown from a single-user program and now offers multi-user platforms, and a lite version which serves as an introduction to the professional program. PEP also has integrated with the digitizer pen to accurately and quickly read blueprints. PEP creates a portable office when used with a tablet or laptop on the jobsite. PEP allows estimation in the metric and U.S. imperial measurement systems.

Despite PEP’s recent growth with modern technology trends, it remains user-friendly and is an essential tool for painting contractors. Remember, PEP was created "By a Painter... For Painters."
 

Do you ask yourself these questions?

Am I going to make a profit?
Why is it that when January rolls around you're asking yourself why you can't afford a vacation this year? Or why isn't there enough money in the accounts to buy that new truck your crew has needed for the last six months? 

Time and time again, painters guesstimate a job and while they account for time and materials, they forget to include necessary margins to cover the less frequent expenses. Painters running a business without a real estimating tool are like painters trying to paint oil with a latex brush.

Is my pricing consistent? Say you painted windows at a job last month; it took 2 hours per window. This month you have a job that has windows, but you can't exactly recall how long the windows took you last time. You check out the windows at this job and it looks like it will take an hour and a half per window, but it turns out to take 2 hours, just like last time. You lost 30 minutes of billable time per window, and if the job had 20 windows, that's $500 out the window. Don't guesstimate a job. Estimate the job! PEP allows painters to be more organized, more efficient, and more profitable.

Estimating Instructions and Business Consultation:

Marge Parkhurst has been the leading Painting contractor in Southern New England for more than 25 years. She has been featured in many contractor magazines, including: Professional Painting Contractor Magazine, American Painting Contractor, and PWC Magazine.

Her company, Painting by Marge, Inc. has become a contractor of choice in the high-end residential market of Litchfield County, CT. She has won many contracts with prominent and influential businesses around the area. She has built her reputation for quality work through hard work and dedication to the field.

Marge has provided years of business consultations and estimating instruction to both individual customers and large audiences. Now she is offering her expertise through her office. Learn how to effectively manage your painting company and how to estimate jobs like a seasoned pro.

Job estimating is a skill that is developed over time. Inaccurate job estimation can cost you time and money. Like any other tool in your painting tool box, you must develop the proper techniques in order to provide an accurate price that not only makes you money, but also closes the deal. Consultation with Marge will allow you to achieve your full potential.

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