Stagex for painters

Prep, prime and paint — paid at every stage, guaranteed.

Interior and exterior repaints, new builds and commercial work: the customer funds each stage into a regulated Australian trust account before you open a tin — and it releases the moment the stage is signed off.

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No credit card. No lock-in. Funds held by a licensed Australian trustee.

The payment problem

Why painters carry the payment risk

Painters front the paint and consumables, work long days across a whole house or building, and often wait on a single invoice at the very end — sometimes on a builder’s terms.

Paint and consumables, out of your pocket

Premium paint, fillers, sundries and access gear are your outlay before the job pays. Escrow funds the stage before you buy in.

A whole house, one payment at the end

Prep, undercoat and topcoats span days. Staged escrow lets you release prep and priming as you finish them, not all at final coat.

Working under a builder’s terms

On new builds the money often sits with the builder until practical completion. Escrow ring-fences your stage up front, independent of who’s coordinating the site.

The fix

The money’s funded before you start — released stage by stage.

Your customer funds each stage into a regulated Australian trust account (Zai Pty Ltd, AFSL 461841) before you pick up a tool. You do the work, capture the evidence, and the money releases the moment the stage is signed off — typically 1–2 business days via NPP. That’s the difference between getting paid faster and getting paid, full stop.

Staged, not chased

Example: full interior and exterior repaint

Each stage is funded before it starts and releases on sign-off. Here’s how a typical job breaks down.

1
Deposit / materials
Paint, sundries and access equipment ordered; site set up.
2
Prep & repairs
Sanding, filling, patching and masking across all surfaces.
3
Undercoat / prime
Priming and sealing of prepared surfaces, interior and exterior.
4
Topcoats & sign-off
Final coats, cut-in, clean-up and customer walk-through sign-off.

Why it fits painters

Milestones map to prep, prime and topcoat stages
Paint and consumables are funded before you outlay
Before/after photos settle finish-quality questions
Works for repaints, new builds and commercial jobs alike

Trustee-held escrow

Zai Pty Ltd · AFSL 461841

7-day payouts

After milestone sign-off

Dispute cover

Funds already set aside

No lock-in

Month-to-month, cancel anytime

FAQ

Stagex for painters — your questions

What if I’m painting under a builder on a new build?

Escrow works whether the customer is a homeowner or a builder — whoever funds the stage funds it into the regulated trust account before you start. On builder work that’s exactly the exposure Stagex is built for: your funded milestone is ring-fenced rather than sitting inside the builder’s cash flow until practical completion.

Is it worth it for a single-room repaint?

Escrow shines on multi-day work — full repaints, new builds and commercial jobs — where waiting to invoice is a real cash-flow risk. For a quick single room an on-the-spot payment may be simpler; Stagex is built for the jobs where getting paid is the actual risk.

How fast do I get paid?

A milestone releases within 7 days of the customer signing off — typically 1–2 business days via NPP. The stage was pre-funded, so there’s no invoice to chase.

What does it cost?

Stagex Professional is $59/mo. The first $30,000 funded into escrow per job is fee-free; above that a flat 1.6% escrow fee applies only to the amount over $30,000. No lock-in.

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Stage by stage. Always paid.