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Free Handyman Invoice Template

Blank handyman invoice template, already carrying the line items handyman jobs use. Download it, or fill one in below and get a finished PDF in about a minute.

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An invoice is the document that asks for money after the work is done. It is not a quote and it is not a receipt. It names what you did, what it costs, who owes it, and when it is due. Get those four things right and you get paid faster.

What a contractor invoice should contain

  • Your business name, address, phone, email and license number if your state requires one
  • The customer name and the job address, which are often not the same address
  • A unique invoice number, so you and the customer can both point at the same document
  • The invoice date and a clear due date, not just "net 30" with no date on it
  • Line items split into labor and materials, because customers query lump sums
  • Subtotal, tax, any deposit already paid, and the actual balance due
  • How to pay you: check payable to, bank transfer details, or a payment link

What goes on a handyman invoice

These are the lines a handyman job usually needs. They are already in the template and in the generator, so you edit rather than start from an empty page.

  • Labor, hourly rate
  • Materials at cost
  • Drywall patch and paint
  • Fixture replacement
  • Trip charge

Delete what does not apply, add what does. The point is that a customer looking at an itemized handyman invoice can see where the money went, which is what stops the argument before it starts.

Handyman work is billed by the hour or as a flat price per task, with materials at cost or marked up, and a trip charge for showing up at all. Which of those you use is less important than saying which one it is.

What the Handyman invoice should record

Show the hours against the tasks instead of one total. A customer who can see that the fixture swap took forty minutes and the drywall patch took two hours has nothing left to query.

Related pages for Handyman work

The rules that hold for every trade

These are on the contractor invoice template page, with the questions people ask about the template:

  • Invoice, estimate or receipt, which one do you need
  • Put labor and materials on separate lines
  • Set a due date, not a payment term

Other trades