Estimating & Job Costing Software for Handyman Businesses

Handyman software for a day of small jobs: hourly with a minimum or a half-day block, a punch list on one invoice, a photo per fix, paid before you leave.

Starts with your Google account, or an email link if you would rather. That's the whole signup.

No password to make up. We email you a link and it signs you in.

HomeServicesIT gives a handyman business one place to run a day of small unrelated jobs, tell the customer exactly what got fixed, and bill without the paperwork costing more than the job made. From your phone, between stops. No enterprise setup, no per-seat fees.

Where the day actually breaks down

The three things that cost handyman businesses the most time and money - and why the usual way of handling them doesn't cut it.

1

Eight small jobs in a day is eight chances to lose one.

Today: A door, a faucet, a ceiling fan and a fence gate have nothing to do with each other except that they are all yours today. Held in your head and a notebook, the one that gets dropped is usually the one somebody has already paid a deposit on.

2

The customer was at work and has no idea what you did.

Today: You fixed four things in two hours and the only record is a verbal rundown at the door, or a text if they were not home. On a bill with four line items, that gap is where the questions come from.

3

Invoicing a ninety dollar job costs more effort than the job earned.

Today: Nobody builds a proper invoice for a forty-five minute repair, so it goes on a text or a handshake. The small jobs are where the leakage is, and there are a lot of them.

How HomeServicesIT fixes each one

Same three problems, handled by design instead of by hand.

Fixes problem 1

The whole day on one board, in order

Every stop with its address, what was promised and what it was quoted at, routed so you are not crossing town twice. Nothing lives in your head, so nothing falls out of it.

Fixes problem 2

Show the four things you fixed

A before-and-after on each repair, attached to the job. When the bill has four lines on it the customer can see all four, which is a much shorter conversation than describing them.

Fixes problem 3

Find out which small jobs actually pay

Parts and time go against what you charged, per job. After a month you can see that the ninety dollar call with the parts run in the middle of it lost money, and price it properly next time.

A day in the life

Dev, solo handyman

Dev runs six or seven stops a day, none of them related. The board holds all of them in route order with what was promised at each, so his morning is reading a list instead of reconstructing one.

At a repeat customer's house he replaces a garbage disposal, rehangs a closet door and patches drywall. Three before-and-afters go on the job as he works, and he sends the invoice from the driveway with the photos already attached. Nobody calls later asking what the third line item was.

At the end of the month he looks at the costing. The small plumbing calls make money. The ones where he drove for parts mid-job do not, because the drive was forty minutes he never billed. He starts quoting those with the parts run in the number, which is the first time that has ever been a decision rather than a surprise.

Whole-day routed job boardPer-repair photo proofInvoice from the drivewayParts and time job costingCustomer and property history

Everything else built for handyman businesses

Field service management sized for crews of one to five. Customer records, property history, quotes and invoicing from the driveway live in one place, which covers the CRM half of the job without a second app.

See which small jobs are worth the drive

Cost out parts and time per job and find out which work pays and which is keeping you busy for nothing.

Hourly with a minimum, or a half-day block

Both come as starter assemblies the day you sign up. Set your rate once and quote a punch list the way you actually price it, not by inventing a number at the door.

A schedule built for lots of small jobs

Fit odd jobs and repairs into your day without losing track of who's where.

A callback that stays free and stays off the books

If the door sticks again, schedule the return as a no-charge callback. It sits on the calendar like any job, never raises an invoice, and never shows up as unbilled work.

Photo proof of every fix

Before/after photos make it obvious what was done, job after job.

Invoice on the spot, not after the fact

Send the invoice before you leave instead of trying to remember ten small jobs at 9pm.

Customer history that remembers the small stuff

See what you fixed last time, right down to the specific repair.

Route optimization for a packed day

Cut down on drive time between several small jobs across town.

Manage a growing crew without paying per crew member

Add help as you scale without paying more per person.

Try it free for 30 days

No credit card required. See your whole schedule, customers, and invoices in one place from day one.

Starts with your Google account. That's the whole signup.

Want the long version first? See how it works.

What markup do you need for a 30% margin? Work it out on the markup vs margin calculator before your next quote.

Questions handyman businesses ask

Is this worth it for jobs under a hundred dollars?

That is the case it is built for. Invoicing a forty-five minute repair usually costs more effort than the repair earned, so it ends up on a text or a handshake. Building it from the finished job on your phone takes about a minute.

How do I show a customer what I fixed when they were at work?

A before-and-after on each repair attaches to the job, and the customer opens them in their portal next to the invoice. When the bill has four line items on it they can see all four, which is a much shorter conversation than describing them at the door or over a text.

Can I tell which small jobs actually pay?

Parts and time go against what you charged, per job. After a month the pattern shows up: the calls where you drove for parts mid-job usually lost money on the drive, and you can start quoting them with that time in the number.

Can I quote hourly with a minimum, or a half-day block?

Yes, and both are set up for you the day you sign up. Hourly with a two-hour minimum and a half-day block come as starter assemblies with your rate in them. A punch list of six small things goes on one quote as one block, or as six lines if the customer wants to see them, and the invoice follows the same shape.

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