Quote the whole honey-do list at once
Most handyman calls are a list, not a single job. Dheed estimates have line items from your price book, so you can add each fix as its own line. Save your common tasks with flat prices, your hourly rate, a trip fee and a minimum charge, and small job pricing stops being guesswork in the driveway.
When the customer wants choices, one estimate can hold up to three options. For example, do only the urgent fixes now, do the whole list, or do the whole list plus painting the room. The customer signs on their phone, which wins the deal and creates the job. Scope changed on site? Duplicate the estimate to revise it instead of starting over.
As a handyman estimate app, this means you can quote right after the walk through. More in our estimate and invoice app for contractors.
Handyman business software for a packed schedule
Small jobs vary in length, and that is where calendars break. Give each service its own length plus travel and cleanup buffers. A 30 minute fix and a half day install then fit the day correctly. Add a buffer for supply runs on jobs that usually need one. Service areas by ZIP code, ZIP prefix or city keep you in the neighborhoods you want.
Time off and closures work for one person or the whole business, so blocking a Friday is easy. If you hire a helper, staff schedules set their hours and the services they can do, and each worker sees only their own jobs. This keeps Dheed simple as a handyman scheduling app whether you are solo or have a small crew.
Notes and photos
Save the details on the job: paint color codes, the size of the hinge, which closet has the water shutoff. Take before and after photos so you have proof of the work and pictures for your website.
Repeat customers are your business
Your next handyman lead is often someone you already worked for. A handyman crm keeps every call, text, email, job and invoice on one timeline per customer. Mark contacts as residential or commercial, and tag property managers, realtors and landlords who send steady work. When a realtor calls with a pre-listing punch list, you can see their last five jobs at a glance.
With the customer portal for service businesses, regular customers can see upcoming visits, sign estimates, pay invoices and send a new request that becomes a lead with a two way thread.
Invoice from the job and get paid
Getting paid is where handyman business software earns its keep. Dheed works as a handyman invoice app right from the finished job. Create the invoice in a click, with the line items from the job. On bigger projects, take a deposit percentage and credit it on the final invoice after tax. Customers pay by card into your own Stripe account. Online card payments carry Stripe's fee plus a Dheed platform fee of 1% on Free and Starter, 0.5% on Pro or 0.25% on Business. Cash, check and Zelle can be recorded by hand.
Automations can send overdue reminders at 3, 7 and 14 days and a receipt when the invoice is paid.
Answer calls while you are on a ladder
You cannot answer the phone holding a drill. The AI receptionist for small business add-on on Pro and Business answers with your business name, books into your calendar and texts you a summary of each call. It is $250 a month with 500 minutes, plus a one time setup fee. If you need a simple site, the website builder for service businesses add-on comes with a contact form that creates leads.
Start on the Free plan
Solo handymen can start on Free at $0 with up to 100 contacts, then move to Starter at $29 a month for unlimited contacts. Any handyman business software is only as good as your price book, so load your top 20 tasks first. Read the CRM for service businesses overview, see plans and pricing, or start free.
Frequently asked questions
Is there free handyman software?
Dheed has a Free plan at $0 for one person with up to 100 contacts. It includes scheduling, estimates, jobs, invoices, automations and lead sources. Starter at $29 a month removes the contact limit.
How should a handyman price small jobs?
Many handymen use a minimum charge or trip fee plus either an hourly rate or flat prices for common tasks. In Dheed you save each of these in your price book and add them to estimates and invoices as line items.
Can I send a handyman estimate from my phone?
Yes. Build the estimate from your price book, send it by email or copy the link into a text, and the customer signs on their phone. Signing creates the job.
Can property managers send me work requests?
If you turn on the customer portal, any customer with an account can send a new service request. It creates a lead and a two way thread with you, so requests do not get lost in your texts.