SVHN for Painters
Exteriors before listing day, interiors with a finish-by date.
Agents and sellers need paint done by photo day. SVHN sends painting requests with how much needs painting, ceilings and trim, surface condition, stories, siding, whether the home is pre-1978 and photos of each room or side - one painter at a time.
- No monthly fee · pay only for jobs you accept
- One painter at a time, never a shared lead
- Founding pros: first 2 matches free
Sound familiar?
The headaches every painter knows - and what SVHN does about each
Estimate drives for one bedroom.
Requests say how much needs painting, ceilings/trim/doors and surface condition, with a photo of each room; set your smallest job.
Pre-1978 homes and lead paint.
Home age shows on the request and ZIP reports; you plan lead-safe work up front.
Rain-season gaps for exteriors.
Open slots and interior work fill winter; exterior requests carry their timing.
Agents call you last-minute for listings.
Listing-prep requests come with the target list date, from sellers and agents.
What lands on your phone
Every request is answered before it reaches you
These are the actual questions and photo prompts homeowners answer for painters on SVHN. Phone verified, address in your area, decision-maker confirmed - every time.
Job types you can choose to receive
Job Card · Interior rooms
Ready to hire- How much needs painting?
- Ceilings, trim or doors too?
- What shape are the surfaces in?
- Was the home built before 1978?
- Have you picked colors?
- How many stories is the home?
- What's the outside made of?
- About how many cabinet doors and drawers?
- What are the cabinets now?
- How big is the area?
Photos homeowners are asked for
- • Each room – a wide shot from the doorway
- • Front of the house
- • The back and sides you can reach
- • The cabinets – a wide shot
- • Close-up of one door
- • The area to paint
You see all of this before you accept or pay anything. Unreachable, spam, wrong trade or area? The deposit comes back as a credit.
What it costs
Lead fees for painters, by job type
No monthly fee. A small deposit when you accept (it counts toward the total); the balance only when the job closes. Close it within 7 days and the balance is 20% off.
| Job type | Usually | Deposit at accept | Total lead fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interior rooms | Major repair/replacement | $69 | $175 |
| Exterior of the house | Major repair/replacement | $69 | $175 |
| Cabinets | Major repair/replacement | $69 | $175 |
| Touch-up or small area | Small fix | $19 | $19 |
The band can move with the answers (a water heater replacement is bigger than a repair). Emergencies add $10 to the deposit. Your own customers who book through your link are $0.
Where your next jobs are
The ZIPs whose homes fit painters best
Ranked from Census data on home ages, heating, owners and movers. Your dashboard has the full list for every ZIP we cover.
#1
94024
Los Altos
- 95% single-family houses
- 87% owner-occupied
#2
95070
Saratoga
- 85% single-family houses
- 87% owner-occupied
#3
95120
San Jose
- 88% single-family houses
- 89% owner-occupied
#4
94526
Danville
- 84% owner-occupied
- 76% single-family houses
#5
95030
Los Gatos
- 79% single-family houses
- 79% owner-occupied
Your toolkit
Built for how painters actually work
Everything here is live on SVHN today and free with your page unless it says otherwise.
Listing-prep and escrow repair requests
Pre-listing paint with the photo-day deadline on the card.
Sellers and agents post fix-up lists with a finish-by date or a contingency deadline - the jobs where speed wins.
Arrive as Job Cards
Job Cards, one pro at a time
Rooms, condition and photos before you accept.
Each request goes to one pro at a time. You see the photos, answers and address area before you accept or pay anything.
Dashboard → Opportunities
Open Slots from your calendar
A rained-out exterior day posts itself as an interior open slot.
Connect Google, Outlook or Apple calendar; free mornings and afternoons post themselves as bookable slots near you. SVHN only sees busy/free.
Dashboard → Open slots
Content kit
Before/after walls and cabinets become posts.
Turns before-and-after photos into ready-to-post captions for Instagram, Facebook, Nextdoor and your Google Business Profile.
Dashboard → Promote
Market Finder
ZIPs ranked by owners, single-family homes and new movers (who paint first).
Every ZIP we cover, ranked for your trade from Census data: home ages, heating fuel, owners vs renters, new movers, long-time owners.
Dashboard → Get more jobs
Instant price on your page
Publish your per-room price; homeowners see it before asking.
Set your prices once; homeowners answer two or three questions and see a range at your rates before they ask for the job.
Dashboard → Prices
Offer neighbors the same trip
Painting a house on a cul-de-sac? Offer the neighbors the same week.
On an accepted job, one tap offers nearby homeowners a visit on the day you're already there.
Accepted Job Card
Reviews and your website badge
Reviews after each job, badge for your site.
Every finished SVHN job asks the homeowner for a review; put the SVHN badge on your website to show it.
Dashboard → Reputation
How to start
Your first week
- 1Claim your page and add your C-33 license.
- 2Set job types: interior, exterior, cabinets, small touch-ups.
- 3Set instant prices for a standard bedroom.
- 4Accept your first Job Card (Founding pros: first 2 free).
- 5Post your best before/after with the content kit.
License and compliance
Painting jobs of $1,000 or more need a CSLB C-33 Painting and Decorating license; pre-1978 homes need EPA RRP lead-safe certification.
Questions
What painters ask us
Do you send small touch-up jobs?
Only if you want them - set your smallest job in preferences.
How are painting leads priced?
By job band; a whole-exterior is a bigger band than one room. See the table on this page.
Do agents use SVHN?
Yes - agents and sellers post listing-prep work with a finish-by date, and agents keep a go-to pros list to share with clients.
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