Free handyman estimate template

What goes on a handyman estimate

A handyman estimate needs your call fee and hourly rate, a fixed price for bigger projects, a task list to choose from, and a term for travel. Those are the lines this template adds to the scope, materials, timeline, labor and terms any estimate has (explained in what a service estimate needs), and each is explained below in the order it appears on the estimate.

1. 1

   Your call fee and hourly rate

   Call fee / hourly rateMinimum $ Hourly $

   State your minimum call fee and your hourly rate plainly, near the top. Small jobs are where the minimum matters: a customer with one loose door knob should know the visit costs the minimum before you knock. The sample leaves “Minimum $ ____ Hourly $ ____” in the job details, beside the customer’s name, where it cannot be missed.

2. 2

   Half-day, deck and bathroom, as ranges

   ProjectsPrice range

   Deck repair

   Replace rotted deck boards, tighten railings, re-stain (200 sq ft deck)

   Low to high depends on what the visit finds

   $800–$1,500

   Give each project a line and a range. The handyman sample quotes a four-hour service visit at $300–$500, a 200 sq ft deck repair — rotted boards, loose railings, a re-stain — at $800–$1,500, and a bathroom refresh at $400–$700. The deck’s range depends on what the visit finds under the boards, and the fixed-price line below the projects is where it becomes a single figure.

3. 3

   A fixed price for the bigger projects

   Fixed price$ , confirmed before work starts

   For bigger projects, give a fixed price rather than an hourly rate, so the customer knows the total before you start. The deck repair on this sample is priced from $800 to $1,500 until you have seen the boards; the line “Fixed price $ ____, confirmed before work starts” is where that range becomes a single figure the customer signs.

4. 4

   A task list to choose from

   Also quoted · a separate job

   Task list

   Labor$445.00

   Materials$86.00

   This job$531.00

   Write the small jobs as a task list the customer can pick from, each with its own price. They choose what gets done this visit and what can wait, and nobody is surprised by the bill. The second job on this sample is such a list — a TV mount, two drywall patches, a bookcase, three door knobs: $445.00 of labor, $86.00 of materials, $531.00 in all.

5. 5

   Travel outside your area

   5.Travel outside the service area:

   Say what you charge when the job is outside your service area. A job across town can cost you an hour of driving, and the customer will not know unless the estimate says so. The sample’s last term leaves a line for it — “Travel outside the service area: ____” — for a flat fee, or your hourly rate for the drive.

6. 6

   One figure, then the signatures

   2.A 50% deposit is required to schedule the work.

   Deposit received $ on

   Customer signature & date

   Contractor signature & date

   The handyman sample’s terms put the travel line last and the deposit before it: half of $531.00 — $265.50 — books the task list. State your material markup there if you charge one. On a bigger project, the fixed-price line replaces the range before anyone signs, so the customer’s signature always sits under a single figure.