Residential Painting
Interior repaints, exteriors, new construction, turnovers, and renovations.
Flexible Painting Labor
Find Experienced Painters Without Hiring Full-Time
Whether you need one experienced painter or several for a larger project, Trade Time helps painting companies quickly find qualified painters for temporary, shift-based, and project-based work. Add labor when demand increases, keep projects moving, and hire great painters full time if they're the right fit.
Why Painting Companies Use Trade Time
More Flexible Than Hiring. More Reliable Than Waiting.
Temporary Painting Labor
Fill labor gaps for a day, a week, or an entire project.
Shift-Based Workers
Bring in experienced painters only when your schedule requires additional help.
Grow Your Workforce
Take on more projects without immediately adding payroll employees.
Commercial Painting
Office buildings, retail spaces, apartments, schools, and industrial projects.
Overflow Work
Busy season, overlapping projects, deadlines, employee vacations, and unexpected labor shortages.
Flexible Labor vs Full-Time Hiring
Add painters now without rushing into a permanent hire.
Use Trade Time to bring experienced painters onto your existing crew for a shift, a project, or ongoing support. Keep working with the painters who perform well, and consider bringing them on full time when the fit and workload are right.
Trade Time
Traditional Hiring
Add painters as needed
Hire before demand is certain
Shift-based or project-based
Immediate long-term commitment
Scale labor up or down
Fixed payroll and hours
Work together before hiring
Hire before seeing the fit
How Trade Time Works
Add experienced painters to your crew in three simple steps.
Tell Us What You Need
Share the project location, schedule, type of painting work, and number of painters needed.
Bring Painters Onto the Job
Add experienced painters who can work alongside your existing crew for a shift, a project, or ongoing labor support.
Keep the Right Painters
Request reliable painters again or consider hiring them full time when they become a strong long-term fit.
Need More Painters?
Find experienced painters for your next shift, project, or full-time opportunity.
Painting Labor Questions
What information should I provide when requesting painters?
Share the project location, start date, working hours, expected duration, type of painting work, and number of painters you need. You can also include required experience, tools, and job-site expectations.
Can I request one painter or several painters?
Yes. You can request one painter to fill a specific labor gap or several painters when you need more support for a larger project, overlapping jobs, or a tight deadline.
Will the painters work with my existing crew?
Yes. Trade Time painters are brought onto your job to work alongside your existing team and follow the direction of your crew lead, supervisor, or project manager.
Can I use Trade Time for temporary or overflow labor?
Yes. Trade Time is built for shift-based, project-based, seasonal, and overflow painting labor. You can add painters for a single shift, several days, or a longer project depending on your needs.
Can I request the same painters again?
Yes. When a painter works well with your team, you can continue requesting them for future shifts and projects when they are available.
Can I hire a Trade Time painter full time?
Yes. Trade Time gives you the opportunity to work with painters before making a permanent hiring decision. After the required temporary work period, you may bring a painter onto your team full time without a placement fee.
Can painters support residential and commercial projects?
Yes. Painting businesses can request painters for residential interiors and exteriors, commercial projects, new construction, repaints, turnovers, preparation work, and other painting-related jobs.
Does Trade Time perform the painting project?
No. Trade Time is a labor marketplace that connects painting businesses with experienced painters. Your company remains responsible for managing the project, directing the work, and supervising the painters on site.