Free Handyman Quote Template (Copy, Paste, Send)

Steal this — no email required · Updated July 2026

A price scribbled in a text message loses jobs. Not because the number is wrong, but because the homeowner is comparing you to someone who sent a clean written quote and looked like the safer bet. Here's a template that fixes that in the next five minutes, free.

What every winning quote includes

Your business name and phone — even "Mike's Handyman Services" beats a bare number.
The customer's name and the date — signals this was written for them, not recycled.
Line items, not a lump sum — "$385" invites haggling; "labor $280 + materials $65 + trip fee $40" reads like a professional bill.
What's NOT included — the line that prevents 90% of disputes ("customer supplies fixture," "paint color match not guaranteed").
How long the price is good for — 14 days creates gentle urgency and protects you from material price swings.
A clear way to say yes — "reply YES and I'll get you on the schedule."

The template

[YOUR BUSINESS NAME]
[Phone] · [Email]

QUOTE for [Customer name] — [Date]

Job: [One-line description of the work]

  Labor ([X] hrs)              $[amount]
  Materials                    $[amount]
  Trip fee                     $[amount]
  ------------------------------------
  TOTAL                        $[amount]

Includes: [what you'll do]
Not included: [customer-supplied items, exclusions]

Price good for 14 days. Payment due on completion
(cash, check, Zelle, or card).

To accept, just reply YES to this message and
I'll get you on the schedule this week.

How to use it by text message

Copy the filled-in template into your notes app, then paste it into the text thread. It looks longer than a normal text — that's the point. Length reads as thoroughness. Follow up once, three days later, if you hear nothing: "Hi [name], just checking you got the quote — happy to answer questions." One follow-up recovers roughly a fifth of silent customers.

The honest limitation of any template

The template makes you look professional. It doesn't make you fast. You still retype the same lines on your tailgate, still forget the trip fee when you're tired, still have no idea whether the customer opened it. On job three of the day, the template quietly degrades back into "$150, let me know."

Or skip the copy-paste entirely.

HandyQuote does this template automatically: describe the job in plain English, it drafts the line items from your saved rates, and one tap texts your customer a branded quote page they can accept with one click — with automatic follow-up if they go quiet. First month free, no credit card.

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Either way — use the template. The handyman who sends written quotes wins jobs from the one who doesn't, every single week.