PBA eBooks Library
Practical Painting Guides for Painters and Homeowners
Whether you’re running a painting business or planning a project at your own home, our eBook library gives you industry-tested guides you can put to work straight away. Free mini editions to get you started, and extended editions when you want the full playbook. All written from decades of hands-on Australian painting industry experience.
8 guides available. All mini editions free to download.
GUIDES FOR PAINTERS
From apprentice through to established contractor, these guides cover the trade, the business and the growth path.
I Want to Be a Trade Painter
Download Free Mini Guide
Trade Painter Starter Kit:
First moves into the painting trade skills to learn, tools to own and the early decisions that shape your career.
I Want to Be a Trade Painter
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
Becoming a Trade Painter The Complete Career Playbook: Apprenticeship pathways, skill development, tools, certifications, finding your first jobs and what separates a working painter from a great one.
I Want to Be a Painting Contractor
Download Free Mini Guide
Contractor Launch Checklist: First steps for moving from painter to business owner ABN, insurance, pricing and the basics of running your own painting business.
I Want to Be a Painting Contractor
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
From Painter to Painting Contractor The Complete Playbook: Business structure, pricing, contracts, hiring your first painter, systems, marketing and the operating model that keeps your contracting business profitable.
Recruit, Hire & Train Painters
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Painter Hiring Checklist: Quick-pass screening for new hires skills to test, attitude to spot and the warning signs that flag a bad hire before day one.
Recruit, Hire & Train Painters
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
The Complete Workforce Framework: Job ads that attract good painters, structured interviews, on-the-job training, performance standards and how to keep your best painters on your team.
The Painting Contractor's Guide to Success
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Contractor Success Starter: The early-days mindset, common traps that cost painting contractors money and the small operational habits that compound into a profitable business over time.
The Painting Contractor's Guide to Success
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
The Complete Operating System: Quoting, scheduling, team management, financial discipline, marketing, pricing and the long-term decisions that separate thriving contractors from those barely getting by.
How to Quote Profitably
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Profitable Quoting Checklist:
Six things to nail before you send a quote scope clarity, surface assessment, true costs and the margin protection most painters miss.
The Profitable Quote System
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
The Complete Estimating Framework: Pricing fundamentals, scope clarity, hourly rates, materials costing, contingency, margin discipline and the structured approach that wins better-priced jobs every time.
GUIDES FOR HOMEOWNERS
Everything a property owner needs to plan, hire, and troubleshoot a painting project with confidence.
DIY Painting Guide
Download Free Mini Guide
Quick-Start Companion:
First principles for tackling a paint job at home, the prep, the products and the most common mistakes that cost a redo.
DIY Painting Guide
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
Do It Yourself… Without Doing It Twice:
The full playbook for painting your own home surface prep, paint selection, room-by-room method and a troubleshooting checklist for every common problem.
How to Hire a Painter
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The 10-Minute Hiring Checklist: Six warning signs that separate a good painter from a risky quote. Use it before you sign anything.
HOW TO HIRE A PAINTER
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
Without Getting Burnt, The Complete Vetting Framework:
Quote comparison, contractor vetting, the contract clauses to insist on, payment milestones and what a quality paint job actually looks like at every stage.
Painting Disputes FREE GUIDE
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First-Response Checklist: First steps when something'swrong with your paint job. Documentation checklist, how to raise concerns the right way.
Painting Disputes & Conflict Resolution
Buy Extended Edition · $29.99
The Complete Resolution Framework: Defect identification, evidence-gathering, formal complaint pathways and when to escalate to independent inspection. For property owners stuck in a paint job that didn't go to plan.
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