One day you're hanging a solid-core door, the next you're setting bearers and joists for a merbau deck, then you're back at the bench cutting scribes for a kitchen fit-out. Carpentry quoting is fiddly because the timber bill moves every week and half the job is your labour. ServicePilot lets you price the decking by the lineal metre, the flooring by the square, and the hanging and fixing by the hour, then schedule the crew and invoice with GST once the last architrave is on.
Price timber, hardware and labour together
Line items for merbau, treated pine, LVL, sheet ply and the fixings, plus your day rate, all in one quote the client accepts online.
Track the build stage by stage
Frame up, first fix, second fix, then finishing. Keep photos of the subfloor and the framing on the job before it all gets sheeted over.
Invoice progress claims or on handover
Deposit up front for the timber order, progress claims on longer builds, final invoice and card payment when the site's swept.
Everything a carpenter needs
Fast quoting
Build a deck or fit-out quote from saved timber, sheet and hardware items, send it by SMS or email, get it accepted online with an e-signature before you order the pack.
Scheduling & dispatch
Book the frame, the fix and the finishing across the week, put your chippies and apprentices on the right site, and leave a gap for the tiler or sparky before you come back to hang doors.
Invoicing & payments
Take a deposit for the timber, raise progress claims on a big deck or renovation, then invoice the balance with GST. Card payments via Stripe land straight in your bank and sync to Xero.
SMS reminders & ETAs
Text the client the morning you're starting the deck so someone's home to unlock the gate, and send an "on my way" so they move the cars off the driveway for the trailer.
Automated reviews
A finished deck or a tidy fit-out is your best advertising. Ask for a Google review the day you hand it over, while the client's still standing on the new timber.
Client portal
Clients see their deck or renovation quote, the progress photos, and every invoice in one place. They pay online and message you when they want the next room done.
Built for the jobs you do
Start from a ready-made carpenters price list. Merbau and treated pine per lineal metre, sheet ply and MDF per sheet, decking screws and joist hangers by the box, hanging and fixing by the hour, all pre-loaded so you're quoting on day one.
Carpenters - questions
Can I price decking by the lineal metre and flooring by the square?+
Yes. Set up price-list items per lineal metre for merbau and pine, per m² for timber and floating floors, per sheet for ply and MDF, and per hour for your hanging and fixing labour, then drop them straight into a quote.
Can I take a deposit for the timber and do progress claims?+
Yes. Charge a deposit up front so the client covers the timber order, raise progress claims as a bigger deck or renovation moves through frame, fix and finish, then invoice the balance on handover.
Does it suit a solo chippy or a small carpentry crew?+
Yes. Per-user pricing means it works for a sole trader running the ute alone and grows to cover your chippies and apprentices as you put on more sites.