A handyman work order template is the document that stops the argument at the end of the day. The customer's punch list goes in as tasks, each gets hours at your rate, materials and the trip charge sit on their own lines, the total is shown, and the customer signs before the first screw is turned. The handyman work order tool on this site does exactly this on the page, free and with no account; the template is what it prints, and PunchListWorks Pro files it under the customer and turns it into the invoice.
One line per task, with hours
The work order lists every task from the punch list with the hours against it. The customer sees six small prices rather than one large one, can drop a task before work starts, and cannot later say the wardrobe was not on the list.
Materials and the trip charge on their own lines
Materials at cost with the markup as one line, the trip charge on its own for the drive and the walk-through, sales tax on the materials where charged. On the quote tool's worked example, three hours at $75 is $225 of labor, $85 of materials marked up comes to $102, the trip charge is $35 and sales tax is charged on the materials only, and the deposit to book is shown beneath the total.
Sign before, invoice after
The signed work order is the agreement; the invoice carries its lines forward with the deposit taken off and the balance due. The handyman work order template and the invoice template on this site share the same arithmetic so the two never disagree.
Keep it under the customer
Filed under the customer and the job, the work order is what the callback reads first: what was done, what it cost, what was left for next time. From the vendor's own pricing page, Jobber Core is $49 per month billed month to month and includes one user, each additional user is $29 per month, and Jobber Connect is $139 per month. PunchListWorks Pro is $49 per month for the whole crew, and every tool on this site works free with no account.
Questions people ask about handyman work order template
What should a handyman work order template include?
Each task with its hours and rate, materials with markup, the trip charge, tax on materials, the total, and a signature line before work starts.
Is the work order the same as the quote?
The quote is sent before the visit; the work order is the quote confirmed on site, task by task, and signed. The invoice follows from it.
Is the template free?
Yes. The handyman work order tool computes and prints it on the page with no account; Pro saves and brands it.