A twenty-minute fix across town, and no idea what to charge.
For example: A twenty-minute fix across town, and you are standing in the driveway working out what to charge.
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What it costs
You bill the twenty minutes and lose the drive, the parking and the setup.
What owners do today
Charge what feels fair on the spot, and resent it on the way home.
Set a minimum, and say it before you go
Every visit costs you something before the first screw: the drive, the parking, the setup. A minimum charge covers it. Say it when the customer books, not for the first time on the invoice.
Price known tasks by the task and the unknowns by the hour
Tasks you do every week price well by the task. Anything you cannot see the end of goes by the hour, with a note on where you will stop and check in.
Settle who buys the materials
Say on the estimate whether you supply materials or the customer does. When you buy, materials go on their own line, and you decide on purpose whether the store run is part of the price.
Price the add-on before you start it
The customer will point at one more thing. Give the price before you do it, and put it on the invoice as its own line.
Invoice from the job
The small jobs are where invoices slip. Write it while the list is in front of you.
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Estimates from your price book
Keep your trip charge as an item in your price book.
Add it to each estimate you build from it.
Estimate: good, better and best on one quote
Check it yourself
- Every step in this guide works on paper or in a spreadsheet. Nothing here needs CONSTRUKTR.
- Every CONSTRUKTR feature named here is on the features page, with the plan it comes with.
- Watch the real dashboard and phone app work on a demo company.
Questions owners ask
A trip charge, a minimum, or both?
Either one covers the same cost. Pick the one that is easier to explain to your customers, and use it on every visit.
Should I fix a price for a job I have never done?
Only once you can see the end of it. Until then, price it by the hour with a check-in point, and fix the price on the next one.
Can I keep my usual tasks and my trip charge?
In CONSTRUKTR you keep your trip charge as an item in your price book, and add it to each estimate you build from it.
See it on your own jobs.
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