Handyman software for "while you're here..."
You came to mount a TV. Then it was the sticky door, the hall light and a bit of caulk. Redline turns all of it into one invoice with your minimum and materials markup, before you're back in the van.
One visit, four jobs
Invoice drafted for June Abernathy: $391.60, "55 inch TV mount, bathroom door adjustment, hall light swap with new fixture". That's $150, $75, $85 and the $68 fixture plus your 20% markup ($81.60).
Approve and the pay link's ready.
2 more: furniture assembly for Diaz in Arlington at 1:00, then caulking and weatherstripping for Brightwater Property Management at 42 Lake St at 3:30.
Invoices and pay links are on Solo and up. Your markup is remembered from earlier chats.
How Redline fits handyman work
The add-ons get billed
Everything the customer asked for on site goes on the same invoice in one message, each task named in the description so there's no argument later. See handyman invoicing.
Your minimum and markup
Say "$95 minimum, $85 an hour after that, materials plus 20%" once. Redline remembers and applies it on every quote and invoice. See memory.
Short jobs packed tight
Ask for a time and Redline offers slots next to jobs you already have in that town, so a 45-minute shelf install doesn't eat a whole afternoon of driving.
Property managers
One contact per management company, a job per unit or address. Email invoices from your Gmail, and the overdue alerts at day 3, 7 and 14 tell you which manager to call. On Solo and up.
Hardware store receipts
File the receipt against the job (vendor, amount, optional photo) and Reports shows what each job made after materials. On Solo and up.
Bigger jobs quoted first
A bathroom refresh or a deck repair gets a written quote with the scope spelled out (what's in and what's not) before you start. See quotes.
What a handyman's day really looks like
A handyman's day is four to six short jobs in three towns, each one small enough that writing it up feels like a waste of time. That's where the money leaks: the extra task added at the door, the materials you paid for and forgot to mark up, the quick fix you said you'd bill later.
Redline is built for that pace. You say what you did in plain words and it drafts the invoice with your rates, your minimum and your markup. The customer pays by card on their phone before you leave. If they don't, the overdue alert reminds you, so you're not keeping a list in your head.
Property managers are their own animal. They send work orders for a dozen units, pay on their own schedule and need clean invoices per address. One contact per company with a job per unit keeps that straight.
Handyman fit, no fluff
Redline does
- Turn a list of small tasks into one invoice (Solo and up)
- Remember your minimum, hourly rate and markup
- Fit short jobs next to others in the same town
- Keep property manager accounts and units organized
- File hardware store receipts against each job (Solo and up)
Redline doesn't
- Check what your license allows in your state
- Connect to property manager work order portals
- Track your hours with a clock-in
- Let customers book online
- Text invoices (copy the link or email it)
Questions contractors ask
Can I bill hourly with a minimum?
Yes. Tell Redline your minimum and hourly rate once, then say "2.5 hours at Diaz" and it does the math with the minimum in mind.
Is the free plan enough?
Free covers the chat, contacts, calendar and quotes. Invoices, card payments, expense receipts and reports are on Solo at $29 a month, which a working handyman will want. There's a 7-day free trial on the web.
I sometimes bring a helper. Do they need an account?
Only if you want them to see jobs in the tech app. That's on Team at $129 a month, which includes 3 seats counting you.
Handyman paperwork and tools
- Handyman invoice templateTasks, trip charge and materials with markup
- Handyman estimate templateScope of work with what's included and what isn't
- Handyman invoice appInvoicing small jobs before you leave
- Handyman estimate appThe customer's list and photos into a scoped quote
- Handyman scheduling softwareShort jobs packed by town and realtor deadlines kept
- Hourly rate calculatorWork out an hourly rate and minimum that pay
Keep reading
- Handyman invoice appHours, minimum, trip charge, materials and add-on tasks, billed before you leave.
- Invoicing and card paymentsInvoice from the job in two taps or one message. Customers pay by card.
- MemoryMention a price or habit once and Redline remembers it. You can see and edit every fact.
- Carpentry softwareTrim by the foot, built-ins by the piece, written exclusions, lumber deposits and rot change orders.
- Drywall softwareBook trips around drying time, quote by finish level and chase slow-paying GCs.
Run your business by chat.
Redline is free to start. Tell it about the job and it handles the quote, the schedule, the invoice and the follow-up.