Carpentry business resources

Trim, cabinets and framing: the math, the price and the paperwork for carpenters who work job to job. All of it is free to use, with nothing to sign up for. When you want the office work done for you, see how carpenters run on Koira.

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Price a job

Cost calculators, carpentry pricing guides and the math behind an honest number for carpentry work.

Paperwork

Carpentry documents with the trade's own line items, terms and a worked example. Fill one in, then print it or download Word.

Free templateCarpentry estimateLine items, deposit, good-until date and a signature line.Free templateCarpentry invoiceLines, tax, deposit already paid and the balance due.Free templateCarpentry receiptAmount received, how it was paid and the balance left.Free templateCarpentry work orderTasks, materials, crew, site notes and a sign-off.Free templateCarpentry proposalThree options side by side, each with its own total.Free templateCarpentry change orderAdded work, credits, the new total and days added.Free templateCarpentry service agreementVisits, coverage, price, billing, renewal and cancellation.

Pay

What the people in this work earn in every state, from the federal wage survey, and how a wage turns into a price.

Pay by stateCarpenter salary by stateFraming, finish and remodel carpenters.ReportTrade wages by state 2026Median pay for 14 trades in every state, from the BLS wage survey.

Start a business

The steps to open a carpentry business, a name, and a plan you can take to a bank.

Start-up guideHow to start a carpentry businessLicensing, the lead rule, pricing trim, doors and cabinets, and builder work.Name generatorCarpentry business name generatorName ideas for a carpentry business.Business planBusiness plan generatorA business plan from a short form, for Word or PDF.Any tradeHow to Start a Home Services BusinessHow to start and own a home services business: picking a trade, licenses and insurance, pricing, first customers, getting paid and the tools a small shop needs.Any tradeHow to Register a Home Services BusinessHow to register a home services business: structure, name, state registration, registered agent, EIN, licenses and insurance, with a link to each state's official business registration office.

Messages

Texts and emails to copy for the moments every job has: the follow-up, the deposit, the reminder and the review ask.

Message templateQuote follow-up textNudge an open estimate by text: first nudge, check-in, polite close.Message templateDeposit requestAsk for the deposit: what it covers and a link to pay.Message templatePayment reminderUnpaid invoice reminders: friendly, firm and final notice.Message templateReview requestAsk for a Google review after the job, with your link.Message templatesEvery message templateQuote follow-ups, payment reminders, appointment texts, review requests and more.

Carpentry business resources

Price a job

Cost calculators and pricing guides

Measure and do the math

Your rates and margins

Paperwork

Pay

Start a business

Messages

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