Invoicing for general contractors

General Contractor invoicing you can finish before you leave the driveway.

Turn the finished job into an invoice in a few taps, attach the photos, and let the customer pay online by card or bank transfer.

Sample general contracting invoice

Scope of work

Build a 12-by-16 foot covered back porch: footings, framing, decking, roof tie-in, railings and final inspection.

ItemUnitPrice
Footings and concrete pierseachYour price
Framing laborjobYour price
Deckingsq ftYour price
Roof tie-injobYour price
Railingslin ftYour price
Dumpster rentaleachYour price

Sample line items. You set every price.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create the invoice from the job

    Line items carry over from the estimate, so there's nothing to retype.

  2. 2

    Add what changed

    Add extra parts or labor from your pricebook if the job grew.

  3. 3

    Send it with photos

    Email the invoice. Photos from the job are attached automatically.

  4. 4

    Get paid

    Customers pay online by card or bank transfer through Stripe, or you record a cash or check payment.

What's included

Job photos on the invoice

Photos taken on the job appear on the invoice, so the customer sees the finished work.

Online payments

Stripe deposits payments to your bank account. Tradesman never holds your money.

Review requests

Ask happy customers for a Google review straight from the invoice.

Inventory that updates itself

Stock goes down when items are used on an invoice, so you know what to reorder.

Get a printable general contracting invoice template

Questions about invoicing

Can general contractors take card payments with Tradesman?

Yes. Connect Stripe and customers pay invoices online by card or bank transfer. Stripe deposits the money to your bank account.

Can I record cash or check payments?

Yes. Record a manual payment on the invoice and it's marked paid.

Do I have to retype the estimate to make an invoice?

No. Create the invoice from the job and the line items carry over from the estimate.

Try it on your next general contracting job.

Setup takes about five minutes, and you can start without a credit card.

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