Job management software built for chippies

A carpenter's quote lives or dies on the detail. Itemise the timber, the fixings and the hours, and send it before you leave the site. Free up to 20 jobs a month.

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Key takeaways

Dressed timber, fixings, hardware and labour as separate line items, with GST worked out.
Underquote the timber and the job eats its own profit; overquote and you lose it to the chippie down the road.
Subcontracting to the same builders means history matters: rates and site notes are there when they call back.
Measurements and access details sit in the job notes and carry from quote to invoice.
Free under 20 jobs a month, then $25 a month including two users.

Built for how carpenters actually work#

Itemise the timber, not just the job. Dressed timber, fixings, hardware and labour as separate lines. A quote that shows its working is a quote the client argues with less.
The builder who calls back. Each client keeps their full quote, job and invoice history, so when a builder rings again you already have last time's rates and site notes.
Decks, pergolas, joinery, fit-out. Different jobs, same paperwork path: quote on site, accepted quote becomes a job and an invoice, notes carry the whole way through.

What changes when the paperwork moves to the phone#

What changes, job by job
	The old way	With Chippie
Quoting	Handwritten, and it takes as long as the measure did	Itemised on the phone and sent before you leave
No signal	Nothing works on a half-built site	Offline mode in development; fast on a thin connection today
Materials	A timber list on the back of the plan	Timber, fixings and hardware as their own line items
Invoicing	Delayed, so payment is delayed	Raised when the job is done
Repeat builders	Last year's rate looked up, or guessed	Their whole history sits on the client

How a carpentry job runs in Chippie#

Whether it is a deck, a pergola, custom joinery or a renovation fit-out, a carpenter's quote lives or dies on the detail. Underquote the timber or the hours and the job eats its own profit; overquote it and you lose the work to the chippie down the road.

Measure and itemise

Dressed timber, fixings, hardware and labour as separate line items, with GST worked out for you.
Send it from the site

Before you have left. A quote that arrives while the conversation is fresh is a quote that gets read.
Accepted becomes scheduled

The quote turns into a job and an invoice without you re-typing a thing.
Notes carry through

Measurements and access details sit in the job notes from quote to invoice.
The next call starts warm

Each client keeps their full history, which is what matters when the same builder subcontracts to you again.

Carpenters run more repeat business than most trades, most of it subcontracting to the same handful of builders. The value of keeping the history is not the record; it is that the second quote takes ten minutes instead of an hour.

Carpenters: your questions#

Can I itemise timber and fixings separately from labour?

Yes. Each is its own line item with GST worked out, so the client sees what the materials cost and what your hours cost.

Does Chippie keep a history for builders I subcontract to?

Yes. Every quote, job and invoice sits on the client, so when a builder calls back you have last time's rates and site notes in front of you.

Does Chippie work on a site with no signal?

Not yet. Offline mode is in development. Today Chippie needs a connection and is built to be quick on a poor one.

Does Chippie tell me whether a deck made money?

No. There is no job costing in Chippie and none is planned. It shows what you quoted and what you invoiced, not what the job cost you.

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